ASMRtist

English

WOTD – 1 February 2018

Etymology

A diagram illustrating how the tingling sensation described as an autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) spreads from the head down the back of the neck to the upper spine

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew

Proto-Indo-European *tó-

Proto-Hellenic *autós

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.

Ancient Greek αὖ (aû)

Ancient Greek τόν (tón)

Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós)

Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)

Proto-Indo-European *nem-der.

Proto-Indo-European *németi

Proto-Hellenic *némō

Ancient Greek νέμω (némō)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Hellenic *-os

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos)

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Proto-Hellenic *-os

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek αὐτόνομος (autónomos)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek αὐτονομῐ́ᾱ (autonomĭ́ā)bor.

English autonomy

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?

Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos?

Old Latin -ōssus

Latin -ōsus

Old French -usbor.

Middle English -ous

English -ous

English autonomous

Proto-Indo-European *sent-der.

Proto-Italic *sentiō

Latin sentiō

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Italic *-tus

Latin -tus

Latin sēnsuslbor.

Proto-Germanic *sinnaz

Frankish *sinnbor.

Vulgar Latin *sennus

Old French sensbor.

Middle English sense

English sense

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tor

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -tōriusder.

Middle English -orie

English -ory

English sensory

Proto-Indo-European *me

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe

Proto-Indo-European *médʰi

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos

Proto-Italic *meðios

Latin medius

Proto-Indo-European *dyew-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws

Proto-Italic *djous

Latin diēs

Latin medīdiēs

Latin merīdiēs

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nosder.

Proto-Italic *-ānos

Latin -ānus

Latin merīdiānusder.

Middle English meridian

English meridian

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-

Proto-Indo-European *spend-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Indo-European *spondéyeti

Proto-Italic *spondejō

Proto-Italic *spondeō

Latin spondeō

Latin respondeō

Latin respōnsumlbor.

Old French respunsbor.

Middle English respounse

English response

English autonomous sensory meridian responseinit.

English ASMR

Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *h₂értis ~ *h₂r̥téys

Proto-Italic *artis

Latin ars

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 -ista

Late Latin artistader.

French artisteder.

English artist

blend

English ASMRtist

Blend of ASMR + artist.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌeɪ.ɛs.ɛmˈɑː.tɪst/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌeɪ.ɛs.ɛmˈɑɹ.tɪst/, /-ɾɪst/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tɪst
• Hyphenation: ASMR‧tist

Noun

ASMRtist (plural ASMRtists)

1. (informal, neologism) A person who creates ASMR audiovisual material.
   • 2014 December 15, Caitlin Gibson, “A whisper, then tingles, then 87 million YouTube views: Meet the star of ASMR”, in The Washington Post‎^[1], archived from the original on 14 November 2017:

     It's still a business, particularly for ASMRtists who hold to a strict programming schedule, solicit PayPal donations or offer one-on-one Skype sessions for a fee.

   • 2015 April 21, Tanis Fowler, “Relax, you may have ASMR: YouTube videos sparking pleasurable, hypnotic-like sensation result in millions of views”, in Toronto Star‎^[2], archived from the original on 29 June 2017:

     You might say [Bob] Ross was the first ASMRtist, as those who produce ASMR videos like to be called.

   • 2016, Marisa A. del Campo, Thomas J. Kehle, “Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) and Frisson: Mindfully Induced Sensory Phenomena that Promote Happiness”, in International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, volume 4, number 2, →DOI, pages 99–105:

     Some ASMRtists, such as Maria, report that they began producing videos after perceiving their own psychological benefits from viewing the videos of other producers […]

   • 2026 May, Joshua F. Hoops, ““Your Videos are Like Medicine”: An Intertextual Analysis of ASMR Discourse”, in Health Communication, volume 41, number 5, →DOI, →ISSN, page 737:

     In this study, I conducted an intertextual analysis of the comments posted to videos uploaded by 25 of the most popular ASMRtists on YouTube.

Translations

person who creates ASMR content

• Japanese: ASMRtist (ē-esu-emu-ātisuto)
• Polish: twórca ASMR m, twórczyni ASMR f

Anagrams

• matrists, misstart

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English ASMRtist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e̞ːe̞sɨe̞mɯ̟a̠ːtʲisɨto̞]

Noun

ASMRtist(エーエスエムアーティスト) • (ē-esu-emu-ātisuto) 

1. ASMRtist