Where does “volumist” come from?

volumist (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.

volumist (English): The author of a volume

Definitions

  1. The author of a volume

Ancestry of “volumist”, step by step

volumist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās

via English volume

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvolumeA three-dimensional measure of space that...
2Middle Englishvolume
3Old Frenchvolumevolume, specifically a collection of written...
4Latinvolūmenbook, volume, roll, scroll
5Latinvolvōto roll, tumble
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής