Where does “seminarist” come from?
seminarist (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.
seminarist (English): A student training to be a priest at a Roman...
Definitions
- A student training to be a priest at a Roman...
Ancestry of “seminarist”, step by step
seminarist traces back through 3 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 seminary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seminary | A theological school for the training of rabbis,... |
| 2 | Latin | sēminārium | seminary |
| 3 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 4 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via Dutch seminarie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | seminarie | a seminary |