Where does “Zapotecanist” come from?

Zapotecanist (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.

Zapotecanist (English): A linguist who specialises in studying Zapotecan...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “Zapotecanist”, step by step

Zapotecanist 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 Zapotecan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishZapotecanOf or pertaining to the Zapotec; A Zapotec
2Englishān—
3Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
4Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
5Proto-West Germanicainone
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from English -ist →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →