scholiast

noun

scho·​li·​ast ˈskō-lē-ˌast 

-lē-əst

: a maker of scholia : commentator, annotator

scholiastic

ˌskō-lē-ˈa-stik 

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Middle Greek scholiastēs, from scholiazein to write scholia on, from Greek scholion

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above