Etymology of the English word chorister
the English word
choristerderived from the Anglo-Norman root
*cueristrederived from the Latin word
chorista (chorister, choir member)
derived from the Latin word
chorus (choir; singing; sanctuary; chorus; choral passage in a play; dancing; round, ring dance; dancers)
derived from the Greek word
choros, χορός, χῶρος (a ring; round dance ('choir')
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gher-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghē-Date
The earliest known usage of chorister in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
German
Chorist, Lithuanian
choristas, Russian
хopиcтUsage
Word found in Modern English
