Where does “silhouettist” come from?
silhouettist (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.
silhouettist (English): A person who creates silhouettes
Definitions
- A person who creates silhouettes
Ancestry of “silhouettist”, step by step
silhouettist 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 silhouette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | silhouette | An illustrated outline filled in with a solid... |
| 2 | French | Silhouette | silhouette |
| 3 | Basque | Ziloeta | — |
| 4 | Basque | zulo | hole; pit; den, hiding place |
| 5 | Proto-Basque | *zuLo | hole |