Where does “solist” come from?

solist (Dutch) comes from French soliste, from Italian solista, from Italian -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

solist (Dutch): a soloist

Definitions

  1. a soloist

Ancestry of “solist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsolistesoloist
2Italiansolistasolo; soloist
3Italian-ista-ist
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 Latin -ista →