Where does “Talibanist” come from?
Talibanist (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.
Talibanist (English): A member or supporter of the Taliban
Definitions
- A member or supporter of the Taliban
Ancestry of “Talibanist”, step by step
Talibanist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English Taliban
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Taliban | A Taliban militia; A member of the Taliban... |
| 2 | Pashto | طالبان | students, seekers |
| 3 | Arabic | طالب | seeker, pursuer; student, scholar; claimant |
| 4 | Arabic | طَلَبَ | to demand, ask, beg; to seek, to request, etc |
| 5 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 6 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | for, to |