Where does “은메달리스트” come from?

은메달리스트 (Korean) comes from Korean 메달리스트, 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.

은메달리스트 (Korean): silver medalist

Definitions

  1. silver medalist

Ancestry of “은메달리스트”, step by step

은메달리스트 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 메달리스트

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean메달리스트medalist
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 Korean 은(銀)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean은(銀)
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās
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