Where does “Athanasianist” come from?
Athanasianist (English) comes from English Athanasian, from English Athanasius, from Latin Athanasius, from Ancient Greek ἀθανάσιος, from Ancient Greek ἀθάνατος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
Athanasianist (English): A supporter of the Athanasian Creed
Definitions
- A supporter of the Athanasian Creed
Ancestry of “Athanasianist”, step by step
Athanasianist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Athanasian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Athanasian | Of or relating to Athanasius of Alexandria |
| 2 | English | Athanasius | — |
| 3 | Latin | Athanasius | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀθανάσιος | immortal |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀθάνατος | undying, immortal; everlasting, perpetual;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 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 | — |