A linguist or scholar who specializes in the study of word derivation and etymology.
From 'derivation' plus the suffix '-ist' (one who practices or specializes in), following the pattern of academic designations.
A derivationist might spend their career tracing how a single root word like 'form' spawned an entire family of English words—fascinating detective work!
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