Where does “specialist” come from?
Specialist comes from French spécialiste, a derivative of spécial meaning devoted to a particular subject or pursuit.
specialist (English): Specialised; Someone who is an expert in, or...
Definitions
- Specialised; Someone who is an expert in, or...
Ancestry of “specialist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | spécialiste | specialist |
| 2 | Latin | specialis | specific |
| 3 | Latin | speciēs | seeing, view, look |
| 4 | Latin | speciō | to observe, watch, look at |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
Words derived from “specialist”