Where does “slanguist” come from?
slanguist (English) comes from English slang, from English sling, from English spiderling, from English Ling, from Middle English ling, from Old Norse lyng, from Proto-Germanic lingwą, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰom — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
slanguist (English): A person with an above-average familiarity with...
Definitions
- A person with an above-average familiarity with...
Ancestry of “slanguist”, step by step
slanguist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slang | Language outside of conventional usage and in the... |
| 2 | English | sling | To throw with a circular or arcing motion; To... |
| 3 | English | spiderling | An immature spider; Any of various herbaceous... |
| 4 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 5 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 6 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |
via English linguist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | linguist | One who studies linguistics; A person skilled in... |
| 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 | — |