Where does “sociologist” come from?
Sociologist comes from English sociology, from French -logie and Latin -ista, ultimately from Ancient Greek λόγος meaning "word" or "discourse" and λέγω meaning "to speak," derived from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-.
sociologist (English): A scientist studying the field of sociology; a...
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- A scientist studying the field of sociology; a...
Ancestry of “sociologist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 2 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
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