Where does “tobacconist” come from?
Tobacconist derives from English tobacco plus the suffix -ista from Latin, -ιστής from Ancient Greek, -ίζω from Ancient Greek, and -idyé- from Proto-Indo-European, tracing ultimately to Proto-Indo-European -yéti.
tobacconist (English): A person who sells tobacco, cigarettes, cigars,...
Definitions
- A person who sells tobacco, cigarettes, cigars,...
Ancestry of “tobacconist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tobacco | Any plant of the genus "Nicotiana"; Leaves of... |
| 2 | Spanish | tabaco | tobacco |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | طباق | dish, plate, any vessel for holding food, especially a round and shallow one, with a knobbed cover |
| 4 | Arabic | طَبَق | plate |
| 5 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |