Where does “trilinguist” come from?
trilinguist (English) comes from English linguist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
trilinguist (English): One who speaks three languages
Definitions
- One who speaks three languages
Ancestry of “trilinguist”, step by step
trilinguist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |