Where does “Zionite” come from?

Zionite (English) comes from English -ite, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Zionite (English): A member of any of various Protestant Christian religious sects, the most notable of which were the Zionites of Wuppertal and the Christ Community Church of Zion, Illinois

Definitions

  1. A member of any of various Protestant Christian religious sects, the most notable of which were the Zionites of Wuppertal and the Christ Community Church of Zion, Illinois

Ancestry of “Zionite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-iteUsed to form nouns denoting followers or...
2French-itéAlternative form of -té, giving a quality or...
3Latin-īta
4Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
5Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
6Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
7Proto-Hellenic-tāts
8Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
9Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
10Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from English -iteEvery word from Ancient Greek -της
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