Where does “-ist” come from?

-ist (Danish) comes from French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

-ist (Danish): ist, used to form nouns, usually relating to people, e.g. profession/occupation

Definitions

  1. ist, used to form nouns, usually relating to people, e.g. profession/occupation

Ancestry of “-ist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-iste-ist; -istic
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 “-ist”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →Every word from French -iste →