Where does “Finno-Ugricist” come from?
Finno-Ugricist (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.
Finno-Ugricist (English): A linguist who specialises in studying...
Definitions
- A linguist who specialises in studying...
Ancestry of “Finno-Ugricist”, step by step
Finno-Ugricist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
via English Finno-Ugric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Finno-Ugric | Of or relating to Finno-Ugric languages |
| 2 | English | Finno- | of or pertaining to Finland, the Finnish... |
| 3 | Latin | Finnus | Alternative form of Fennus |
| 4 | Old Norse | Finnr | a Sami; Sami, Finns; a {{m|en|Finn}}, a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Finnaz | Sami? Finn? |