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Where does “Calvinistic” come from?

Calvinistic derives from English Calvin plus the suffix -ic, from Latin -ista and Latin calvus meaning bald, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots -kos and -yéti.

Calvinistic (English): Alternative form of Calvinist

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of Calvinist

Ancestry of “Calvinistic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCalvin—
2Middle FrenchCauvin—
3LatinCalvinus—
Every word from Latin Calvinus →