English
encomiast
Encomiast comes from Ancient Greek ἐγκωμιαστής.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐγκωμιαστήςenkōmiastḗs
- Englishearliest quotation 1979encomiast
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐγκωμιαστήςenkōmiastḗs
- Englishearliest quotation 1979encomiast
Earliest quotation: 1979, Carl Deroux, Brussels: Latomus: “Another manifestation, significantly reaching its apogee in the midst…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἐγκωμιαστής
Today it means
noun A person who delivers an encomium or eulogy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐγκωμιαστής / encomiast