Where does “lingvistik” come from?

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

lingvistik (Danish): linguistics

Definitions

  1. linguistics

Ancestry of “lingvistik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlinguistiquelinguistic; linguistics
2Frenchlinguistelinguist
3French-iste-ist; -istic
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →Every word from French -iste →