Etymology

mixologist

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Today it means: A person who creates cocktails, especially one considered an artist in that craft. Full definition →

First used 1856Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos ← Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos
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The story

  1. Englishmix
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  5. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  6. English todaymixologist

From mix + -ologist.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1856 Any bartender.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.