historicaster

English

Etymology

From Latin historicus (“historical”) + -aster (suffix denoting incomplete or partial resemblance, and hence sometimes having a derogatory connotation). Historicus is derived from historia (“history”) + -icus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives), and is modelled after Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορῐκός (historikós, “historical”), from Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορῐ́ᾱ (historíā, “systematic observation, inquiry; knowledge or written account of such an inquiry”) + -ῐκός (-ikós, suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Ῐ̔στορῐ́ᾱ (Historíā) is from ῐ̔στορέω (historéō, “to ask, inquire; to examine, observe; to record”) (from ῐ̔́στωρ (hístōr, “one who knows law and right, judge; wise man; witness”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see”)) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /hɪstɒɹɪˈkæstə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌhɪstɔɹəˈkæstəɹ/
• Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: his‧tor‧ic‧ast‧er

Noun

historicaster (plural historicasters)

1. (derogatory, rare) Synonym of historiaster (“an inferior historian”)

Translations

inferior historian — see historiaster