Where does “Lockist” come from?
Lockist (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.
Lockist (English): A Lockean
Definitions
- A Lockean
Ancestry of “Lockist”, step by step
Lockist 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 locke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | locke | Archaic spelling of lock |
| 2 | English | Lock | from the surname |
| 3 | Middle English | lok | lock |
| 4 | Old English | lāc | play, sport, strife, battle, sacrifice, offering,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laik | game, sport |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laikaz | dance; game, sport; hymn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |