Etymology

theorist

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Today it means: Someone who constructs theories, especially in the arts or sciences. Full definition →

English theory ← Middle French théorie ← Late Latin theōria
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The story

  1. Proto-Hellenic*tʰā́wā
  2. Ancient Greekθέᾱ (théā)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wer-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ekʷ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  6. Ancient Greekὁράω (horáō)
  7. Ancient Greek*θεᾱ-(ϝ)ορός, *θεη-(ϝ)ορός (*theā-(w)orós, *theē-(w)orós)
  8. Ancient Greekθεωρός (theōrós)
  9. Ancient Greekθεωρία (theōría)
  10. Late Latintheōria
  11. Middle Frenchthéorie
  12. Englishtheory
  13. English todaytheorist

From theory + -ist.

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