Where does “Pentecostalist” come from?
Pentecostalist (English) comes from English Pentecostal, from English Pentecost, from Middle English Pentecoste, from Old English pentecosten, from Ecclesiastical Latin pentecoste, from Koine Greek πεντηκοστή, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστός.
Pentecostalist (English): of or pertaining to Pentecostalism; A member of...
Definitions
- of or pertaining to Pentecostalism; A member of...
Ancestry of “Pentecostalist”, step by step
Pentecostalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Pentecostal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pentecostal | Of, or relating to Pentecost; Of, or relating to... |
| 2 | English | Pentecost | — |
| 3 | Middle English | Pentecoste | Pentecost Christian holiday |
| 4 | Old English | pentecosten | Pentecost |
| 5 | Ecclesiastical Latin | pentecoste | Alternative letter-case form of Pentēcostē |
| 6 | Koine Greek | πεντηκοστή | Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστή | Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστός | fiftieth |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πεντήκοντα | fifty |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷēḱomth₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *pénkʷedḱomt | — |
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 | — |