Where does “金メダリスト” come from?

金メダリスト (Japanese) comes from Japanese メダリスト, from English medalist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

金メダリスト (Japanese): gold medalist

Definitions

  1. gold medalist

Ancestry of “金メダリスト”, step by step

金メダリスト traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese メダリスト

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseメダリストmedalist
2EnglishmedalistAn engraver, designer or maker of medals; Someone...
3English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
4Old French-iste
5Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
6Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
7Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
8Proto-Hellenic-tās

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesemetal; money; firmness, strength
2Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās