Where does “Ismailist” come from?
Ismailist (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.
Ismailist (English): An Ismaili
Definitions
- An Ismaili
Ancestry of “Ismailist”, step by step
Ismailist 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 Ismail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ismail | Ishmael, the first son of Abraham; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs and a prophet of Islam |
| 2 | Arabic | إِسْمَاعِيل | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | יִשְׁמָעֵאל | God hears, God will hear |
| 4 | Hebrew | יִשְׁמַע | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 6 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |