Where does “motorist” come from?

motorist (Romanian) comes from French motoriste, from French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

motorist (Romanian): auto mechanic, motor mechanic

Definitions

  1. auto mechanic, motor mechanic

Ancestry of “motorist”, step by step

motorist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French motoriste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmotoristeengine manufacturer; enginer
2French-iste-ist; -istic
3Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
4Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tās—

via Russian мотори́ст

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмотори́стa worker servicing/repairing (automobile, aircraft or watercraft) engines or motors
2Macedonian-ист—

Words derived from “motorist”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →Every word from French -iste →