Where does “superstitionist” come from?
superstitionist (English) comes from English superstition, from Middle French superstition, from Latin superstitio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
superstitionist (English): One who is highly superstitious
Definitions
- One who is highly superstitious
Ancestry of “superstitionist”, step by step
superstitionist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English superstition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | superstition | A belief or beliefs, not based on human reason or... |
| 2 | Middle French | superstition | — |
| 3 | Latin | superstitio | superstition |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 | — |