Where does “ventriloquist” come from?
Ventriloquist comes from English ventriloquy, Latin -ista, Latin loquor meaning "to speak," Ancient Greek -ίζω, and Proto-Indo-European -idyé-, -idyéti, and -yéti.
ventriloquist (English): A person, especially an entertainer, who...
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- A person, especially an entertainer, who...
Ancestry of “ventriloquist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 2 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
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