Where does “Caddoanist” come from?

Caddoanist (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.

Caddoanist (English): A linguist who studies the Caddoan languages

Definitions

  1. A linguist who studies the Caddoan languages

Ancestry of “Caddoanist”, step by step

Caddoanist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste
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

via English Caddoan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCaddoanPertaining to the Caddo
2English-ánOf or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a
3Middle English-an
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής