Where does “Caliphist” come from?

Caliphist (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.

Caliphist (English): A proponent of a caliphate, a unified Islamic...

Definitions

  1. A proponent of a caliphate, a unified Islamic...

Ancestry of “Caliphist”, step by step

Caliphist 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 caliph

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaliphThe political leader of the Muslim world,...
2Middle Englishcalife
3Old Frenchcaliphe
4Medieval Latincaliphacaliph
5Arabicخَلِيفَةvicar, successor; caliph
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής