Where does “Hinduist” come from?
Hinduist (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.
Hinduist (English): A proponent of Hinduism
Definitions
- A proponent of Hinduism
Ancestry of “Hinduist”, step by step
Hinduist traces back through 3 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 Hindu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hindu | Of, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and... |
| 2 | Persian | هندو | a Hindu, a practitioner of India's indigenous... |
| 3 | Middle Persian | hndwk' | an Indian |
| 4 | Middle Persian | hnd | India |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | India; people living beyond the Indus |
via French hindouiste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | hindouiste | Hindu |
| 2 | French | -iste | -ist; -istic |