Where does “video essayist” come from?
video essayist (English) comes from English video essay, from English essay, from Middle French essai, from Old French essai, from Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō — to drive.
video essayist (English): One who creates or edits a video essay
Definitions
- One who creates or edits a video essay
Ancestry of “video essayist”, step by step
video essayist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English video essay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | video essay | A form of an essay combining narration, visuals, and editing techniques through the medium of video |
| 2 | English | essay | A written composition of moderate length,... |
| 3 | Middle French | essai | essay; attempt, assay; essay |
| 4 | Old French | essai | trial |
| 5 | Late Latin | exagium | weight; weighing, testing on the balance;... |
| 6 | Latin | exigō | to drive out; expel |
| 7 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
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 | — |