Where does “Darwinist” come from?

Darwinist comes from English Darwin plus the suffix -ista from Latin, derived from Ancient Greek -ιστής, which derives from the verb -ίζω, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European verbal roots -idyéti and -yéti.

Darwinist (English): A believer in Darwinism, the theory of evolution...

Definitions

  1. A believer in Darwinism, the theory of evolution...

Ancestry of “Darwinist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
2Old French-iste—
3Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
4Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tās—

Words derived from “Darwinist”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from English -ist →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →