archivist

/ˈɑː(ɹ)kɪvɪst/ · noun

Meaning

One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing and organising archives.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχή (ărkhḗ) Ancient Greek *ἀρχεῖος (*arkheîos) Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον (arkheîon)bor. Latin archīvumbor. French archives French archiveder. English archive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English archivist From archive + -ist.

Related words

arkivisto(Ido)アーキビスト(Japanese)

Descendant words

arkivisto(Ido) (bor)
アーキビスト(Japanese) (bor)

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