myEtymology.com: English etymology of diarist

Etymology of the English word diarist

the English word diarist

using the English suffix -ist

derived from the Latin suffix -ista

derived from the Greek suffix -istes

derived from the English word diary

derived from the Latin word diarium (diary, daily record, journal)

derived from the Latin word dies (day; daylight; specific day; day in question; date of letter)

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