Where does “Zionist” come from?

Zionist derives from English Zion plus the suffix -ista from Latin, -ιστής from Ancient Greek, -ίζω from Ancient Greek, and -idyé- from Proto-Indo-European.

Zionist (English): An advocate of Zionism; Of or relating to...

Definitions

  1. An advocate of Zionism; Of or relating to...

Ancestry of “Zionist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
2Old French-iste—
3Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
4Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tās—

Words derived from “Zionist”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from English -ist →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →