Where does “Donatist” come from?
Donatist comes from Latin Donatista, derived from Latin Donatus, the name of the Christian theologian whose followers formed a schismatic sect in fourth-century North Africa.
Donatist (English): One of a group of Christians in fourth-century...
Definitions
- One of a group of Christians in fourth-century...
Ancestry of “Donatist”, step by step
Donatist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Dōnātista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Dōnātista | — |
| 2 | Latin | donatus | given; bestowed, granted; forgiven, pardoned |
| 3 | Latin | dono | I give; I bestow, grant; I forgive, pardon |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | dōnāō | to give, to present |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via French donatiste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | donatiste | Donatist |