Where does “Kolumnist” come from?
Kolumnist (German) comes from English columnist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
Kolumnist (German): columnist
Definitions
- columnist
Ancestry of “Kolumnist”, step by step
Kolumnist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English columnist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | columnist | A regular writer of a column, such as in a... |
| 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 | — |
via German Kolumne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kolumne | column body of text |