Where does “vocaliste” come from?
vocaliste (French) comes from French vocaliser, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti — he, she.
vocaliste (French): vocalist
Definitions
- vocalist
Ancestry of “vocaliste”, step by step
vocaliste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French vocaliser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vocaliser | to vocalize |
| 2 | French | -iser | -ise/-ize |
| 3 | Old French | -iser | -ize |
| 4 | Latin | -izo | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English vocalist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vocalist | A singer; a person who likes to sing |
| 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 | — |