Where does “Quechuanist” come from?

Quechuanist (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.

Quechuanist (English): A linguist who specialises in studying Quechuan...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “Quechuanist”, step by step

Quechuanist 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 Quechuan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishQuechuanOf, or pertaining, to the Quechua people or...
2EnglishQuechuaA member of one of several South American ethnic...
3SpanishquechuaQuechuan; Quechua
4Quechuaqhichwasierra valley, valley; Andean altitude between...
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής