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

auto mechanic, motor mechanic

Ancestry of “motorist”, step by step

motorist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French motoriste

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	motoriste	engine manufacturer; enginer
2	French	-iste	-ist; -istic
3	Latin	-ista	-ist; one who practises or believes
4	Ancient Greek	-ιστής	Alternative form of -τής; -ist
5	Ancient Greek	-τής	Appended to verbs to form agent nouns
6	Proto-Hellenic	-tās	—

via Russian мотори́ст

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	мотори́ст	a worker servicing/repairing (automobile, aircraft or watercraft) engines or motors
2	Macedonian	-ист	—

Words derived from “motorist”

motoristă

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