Where does “trilogist” come from?
trilogist (English) comes from English ist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
trilogist (English): The author of a trilogy
Definitions
- The author of a trilogy
Ancestry of “trilogist”, step by step
trilogist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English trilogy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trilogy | A set of three works of art that are connected,... |
| 2 | Latin | trilogia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τριλογία | trilogy, group of three tragedies performed... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τρῐ- | three; {{l|en|tri-}} |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τρεῖς | three |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | tréyes | three |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |