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

  1. 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

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 Taliban

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTalibanA Taliban militia; A member of the Taliban...
2Pashtoطالبانstudents, seekers
3Arabicطالبseeker, pursuer; student, scholar; claimant
4Arabicطَلَبَto demand, ask, beg; to seek, to request, etc
5Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
6Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής