Where does “Mixtecanist” come from?

Mixtecanist (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.

Mixtecanist (English): A linguist who specialises in studying Mixtecan...

Definitions

  1. A linguist who specialises in studying Mixtecan...

Ancestry of “Mixtecanist”, step by step

Mixtecanist 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 Mixtecan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMixtecanOf or relating to a branch of the Otomanguean...
2Englishān
3Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
4Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
5Proto-West Germanicainone
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής