Where does “schemist” come from?
schemist (English) comes from English ist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
schemist (English): A schemer; A proponent of a scheme or system; An...
Definitions
- A schemer; A proponent of a scheme or system; An...
Ancestry of “schemist”, step by step
schemist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English Scheme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Scheme | A programming language, one of the two major dialects of Lisp |
| 2 | Latin | schēma | shape, figure, form, manner, posture |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σχῆμα | form, shape, figure; appearance, show, pretense;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔχω | I have, possess, contain, own; I hold; I have... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hékʰō | to have |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |