Where does “sacrilegist” come from?
sacrilegist (English) comes from English sacrilege, from Old French sacrilege, from Latin sacrilegium, from Latin sacrilegus, from Latin -legus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
sacrilegist (English): One who is guilty of sacrilege
Definitions
- One who is guilty of sacrilege
Ancestry of “sacrilegist”, step by step
sacrilegist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sacrilege
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sacrilege | Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of... |
| 2 | Old French | sacrilege | sacrilege |
| 3 | Latin | sacrilegium | The robbing of a temple, stealing of sacred... |
| 4 | Latin | sacrilegus | That steals sacred things or robs a temple;... |
| 5 | Latin | -legus | Forms adjectives related to the concept of... |
| 6 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 7 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
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 | — |