Where does “Mendelist” come from?

Mendelist (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.

Mendelist (English): A proponent of Mendelism

Definitions

  1. A proponent of Mendelism

Ancestry of “Mendelist”, step by step

Mendelist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās

via English Mendel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMendel
2Yiddishמענדלanglicized as Mendel
3Yiddishמאַןman; husband
4Middle High Germanmanman
5Old High Germanmanman
6Proto-Germanic*mann-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής