classicist

classicist

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English classic
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.
Latin -istader.
Old French -istebor.
Middle English -ist
English -ist
English classicist

    From classic + -ist.

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    Noun

    classicist (plural classicists)

    1. A classical scholar, especially one who studies ancient Greek and Latin language and culture.
    2. A follower of classicism.

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