Where does “sadist” come from?

sadist (Dutch) comes from Dutch sadisme, from French sadisme, from French Marquis de Sade.

sadist (Dutch): sadist

Definitions

  1. sadist

Ancestry of “sadist”, step by step

sadist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch sadisme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsadismesadism
2Frenchsadismesadism
3FrenchMarquis de Sade—

via English sadist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsadistOne who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain...

Words derived from “sadist”

Every word from French Marquis de Sade →Every word from French sadisme →Every word from Dutch sadisme →