myEtymology.com: English etymology of copyist

Etymology of the English word copyist

the English word copyist

using the English suffix -ist

derived from the Latin suffix -ista

derived from the Greek suffix -istes

derived from the English word copy

derived from the Old French word copie

derived from the Medieval Latin word copia (copy; number, amount, quantity; plenty, abundance, supply)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *op-

derived from the French word copy

derived from the Medieval Latin word copia (copy; number, amount, quantity; plenty, abundance, supply)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *op-