gemologist en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English gem Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English gemology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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 gemologist From gemology + -ist.
Meanings
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An expert in gemology.
Sundararajan was among the observers, along with several archeologists and gemologists.
2012 April 30, Jake Halpern, “The Secret of the Temple”, in The New Yorker:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gemologists | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| gemmologist | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
pt gemologista (An expert in gemology) · fr gemmologiste (An expert in gemology) · ca gemmòleg (An expert in gemology) · de Gemmologe (An expert in gemology) · pt gemólogo (An expert in gemology) · de Gemmologin (An expert in gemology) · es gemólogo (An expert in gemology)