Where does “Atticist” come from?
Atticist (English) comes 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.
Atticist (English): An Ancient Greek person who affected the Attic...
Definitions
- An Ancient Greek person who affected the Attic...
Ancestry of “Atticist”, step by step
Atticist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English Attic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Attic | Relating to Athenian culture or architecture;... |
| 2 | French | attique | penthouse flat / apartment; Attic; delicate |
| 3 | Latin | Atticus | from Attica, Athenian |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀττικός | Attic, Athenian |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *-kos | — |