Where does “Bábist” come from?
Bábist (English) comes from English Bab, from English babby, from English baby, from Middle English baby, from Middle English babe, from Old English baba, from Proto-Germanic babô, from Proto-Germanic bō- — to say.
Ancestry of “Bábist”, step by step
Bábist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bab
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bab | — |
| 2 | English | babby | Baby |
| 3 | English | baby | A very young human, particularly from birth to a... |
| 4 | Middle English | baby | A child or baby |
| 5 | Middle English | babe | babe, baby |
| 6 | Old English | baba | boy, child |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | babô | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bō- | A stem meaning "father, brother, close male... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰā- | to say |
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 | — |