Where does “rigourist” come from?
rigourist (English) comes from English rigour, from Middle English rigour, from Old French rigor, from Latin rigor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
rigourist (English): Alternative form of rigorist
Definitions
- Alternative form of rigorist
Ancestry of “rigourist”, step by step
rigourist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rigour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rigour | Severity or strictness; Harshness, as of climate;... |
| 2 | Middle English | rigour | — |
| 3 | Old French | rigor | harshness; severity; stiffness; rigidity |
| 4 | Latin | rigor | stiffness, rigidity; rigor, cold, harshness,... |
| 5 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |