Etymology

grammatist

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Today it means: A teacher of prose literature and letters in Ancient Greece. Full definition →

French grammatiste ← Medieval Latin grammatista ← Ancient Greek γραμματιστής
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγραμματιστής
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromgrammatista
  3. French · borrowed fromgrammatiste
  4. English todaygrammatist

From French grammatiste, from the Medieval Latin grammatista, from the Ancient Greek γραμματιστής (grammatistḗs), from γράμμα (grámma, “letter”).

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