Where does “finalist” come from?
finalist (Dutch) comes from English finalist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
finalist (Dutch): finalist
Definitions
- finalist
Ancestry of “finalist”, step by step
finalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English finalist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | finalist | Somebody or something that appears in the final... |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
via French finaliste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | finaliste | finalist |