accompanist etymology

English word accompanist comes from English accompany, English -ist

Detailed word origin of accompanist

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
accompany English (eng) (intransitive, obsolete) To associate in a company; to keep company.. (intransitive, obsolete) To cohabit (with).. (transitive) To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.. (transitive) To supplement with; add to.. (transitive, music) To perform an accompanying part next to another instrument.. (transitive, obsolete) To cohabit with; to coexist [...]
-ist English (eng) Added to words to form nouns denoting:. A person who holds bigoted, partial views.. A person who uses a technological device of some kind. ;a person with a particular creative or academic role. ;one who has a certain political tendency. ;one who owns or manages something. ;one who subscribes to a particular theological doctrine or religious denomination;.
accompanist English (eng) (music) The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.

Words with the same origin as accompanist

Descendants of accompany
accompanable accompaniable accompaniest accompanieth accompaniment
Descendants of -ist
activist anthropologist archaeologist arsonist biologist celibacy geologist guitarist ist journalist nationalist novelist pathologist pharmacist physicist psychiatrist psychologist rapist receptionist sexist socialist stylist tourist violinist vocalist