Where does “Ἑλληνιστής” come from?

Ἑλληνιστής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἑλληνίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ἑλληνιστής (Ancient Greek): one who uses the Greek language

Definitions

  1. one who uses the Greek language

Ancestry of “Ἑλληνιστής”, step by step

Ἑλληνιστής traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἑλληνίζω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἑλληνίζωI speak or write Greek; I make Greek, Hellenize
2Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
4Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

via Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἙλλάςGreece

Words derived from “Ἑλληνιστής”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Ancient Greek -ίζω →