Where does “Passionist” come from?

Passionist (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.

Passionist (English): A member of a Roman Catholic religious institute...

Definitions

  1. A member of a Roman Catholic religious institute...

Ancestry of “Passionist”, step by step

Passionist 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 Passion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPassionThe sufferings of Jesus Christ from the night of the Last Supper to the Crucifixion
2LuxembourgishPassiounpassion
3Old Englishpassionpassion of Christ
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής
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