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Where does “-ístic” come from?

-ístic (Catalan) comes from Catalan -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

Ancestry of “-ístic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalan-ista-ist
2Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
3Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
4Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
5Proto-Hellenic-tās—

Words derived from “-ístic”

  • jazzístic
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