Where does “metalingvistic” come from?
metalingvistic (Romanian) comes from French métalinguistique, from French linguistique, from French linguiste, from French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
metalingvistic (Romanian): metalinguistic
Definitions
- metalinguistic
Ancestry of “metalingvistic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | métalinguistique | metalinguistic |
| 2 | French | linguistique | linguistic; linguistics |
| 3 | French | linguiste | linguist |
| 4 | French | -iste | -ist; -istic |
| 5 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |