Where does “agilist” come from?

agilist (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.

agilist (English): A practitioner of agile software development

Definitions

  1. A practitioner of agile software development

Ancestry of “agilist”, step by step

agilist 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 agile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishagileHaving the faculty of quick motion in the limbs;...
2LatinagilisThat can be easily moved, easily movable; light;...
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis
5Proto-Indo-European-elis
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής