Where does “salafist” come from?
salafist (Dutch) comes from English Salafist, from English ist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
salafist (Dutch): a Salafist, a Salafi Sunni Muslim who seeks to align modern Islam with early Islam
Definitions
- a Salafist, a Salafi Sunni Muslim who seeks to align modern Islam with early Islam
Ancestry of “salafist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Salafist | An adherent of Salafism |
| 2 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 3 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 4 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |