English
adeptist
From adept + -ist?
Formed from adept + -ist
Latin apiō ‘to bind, fasten, join’
Latin apīscor ‘to reach after’
Latin adipīscor ‘to arrive at, reach’
Latin adeptus ‘who has achieved’
French adepte ‘adept, capable, adroit’
English adept
Today it means
noun A skilled alchemist.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / adeptist