Where does “Cohenist” come from?

Cohenist (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.

Cohenist (English): Relating to, or characteristic of any of several...

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or characteristic of any of several...

Ancestry of “Cohenist”, step by step

Cohenist 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 cohen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcohenA Jewish priest: direct male descendant of the...
2Hebrewכהןdefective spelling of כוהן; defective spelling of...
3HebrewכוהןA Jewish priest, a cohen or kohen: a patrilineal...
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής