Where does “chauvinista” come from?

chauvinista (Basque) comes from French chauviniste, from French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

chauvinista (Basque): chauvinistic excessively patriotic

Definitions

  1. chauvinistic excessively patriotic

Ancestry of “chauvinista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchauvinistechauvinistic
2French-iste-ist; -istic
3Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
4Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tās—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →Every word from French -iste →