Etymology

conversationalist

Today it means: A person who participates in a conversation. Full definition →

English conversational ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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The story

  1. Englishconversation
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishconversational
  5. English todayconversationalist

From conversational + -ist.

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