Where does “Vedantist” come from?
Vedantist (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.
Vedantist (English): One who is versed in the doctrines of the Vedanta
Definitions
- One who is versed in the doctrines of the Vedanta
Ancestry of “Vedantist”, step by step
Vedantist 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 Vedanta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Vedanta | A Hindu system of philosophy concerned with the self-realisation by which one comes to understand the ultimate nature of reality, or Brahman |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वेदान्त | Vedanta |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वेद | knowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |