Where does “Islamist” come from?

Islamist comes from English Islam plus the suffix -ista from Latin, derived from Ancient Greek -ιστής, which comes from Ancient Greek -ίζω, itself from Proto-Indo-European -idyé-.

Islamist (English): A Muslim; A scholastic Muslim who specializes in...

Definitions

A Muslim; A scholastic Muslim who specializes in...

Ancestry of “Islamist”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	-ist	Added to words to form nouns denoting
2	Old French	-iste	—
3	Latin	-ista	-ist; one who practises or believes
4	Ancient Greek	-ιστής	Alternative form of -τής; -ist
5	Ancient Greek	-τής	Appended to verbs to form agent nouns
6	Proto-Hellenic	-tās	—

Words derived from “Islamist”

Islamistic

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