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Where does “-ιστής” come from?

-ιστής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

-ιστής (Ancient Greek): Alternative form of -τής; -ist

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -τής; -ist

Ancestry of “-ιστής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
2Proto-Hellenic-tās—

Words derived from “-ιστής”

  • nice
  • terrorist
  • realistic
  • capitalist
  • Buddhist
  • chemistry
  • socialist
  • tourist
  • nationalist
  • journalist
  • ist
  • Methodist
  • journalism
  • nicely
  • activist
  • novelist
  • niche
  • psychologist
  • catalyst
  • holistic
  • realist
  • modernist
  • Zionist
  • unrealistic
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