Where does “Sunnist” come from?

Sunnist (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.

Sunnist (English): a proponent of Sunnism; Relating to Sunnism;...

Definitions

  1. a proponent of Sunnism; Relating to Sunnism;...

Ancestry of “Sunnist”, step by step

Sunnist 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 Sunni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSunniBelonging or relating to the branch of Islam...
2Arabicسُنِّيّ
3Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής