Where does “лидировщик” come from?

лидировщик (Russian) comes from Russian -щик, from Russian -и́к, from Latin -icum, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

лидировщик (Russian): A "leaderman", which is a type of navigator who helps guide an airplane or helicopter during its descent and whose presence on board may sometimes be legally required

Definitions

  1. A "leaderman", which is a type of navigator who helps guide an airplane or helicopter during its descent and whose presence on board may sometimes be legally required

Ancestry of “лидировщик”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-щикSuffix added to nouns, verbs and sometimes...
2Russian-и́кer, -or, -ant, -ic, -ist
3Latin-icumnominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative...
4Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Latin -icus