Where does “venerealist” come from?
venerealist (English) comes from English venereal, from Middle English venereal, from Latin venereus, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
venerealist (English): venereologist
Definitions
- venereologist
Ancestry of “venerealist”, step by step
venerealist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English venereal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | venereal | Of or relating to the genitals or sexual... |
| 2 | Middle English | venereal | — |
| 3 | Latin | venereus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
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 | — |