English etymologist adds -ist to the discipline noun.
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etymologist
a specialist in etymology
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedPresent-Day English · English, 16th century–today · person suffix-ist
one who does, makes, practices, or specializes in
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The suffix creates the person or specialist label.
Reported from the 1630s by Etymonline.
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Etymologist — Online Etymology Dictionaryetymology + -ist
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