Where does “arrivistic” come from?
arrivistic (English) comes from English arriviste, from French arriviste, from French arriver, from Middle French arriver, from Old French ariver, from Latin adripo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
arrivistic (English): Relating to, or characteristic of an arriviste
Definitions
- Relating to, or characteristic of an arriviste
Ancestry of “arrivistic”, step by step
arrivistic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English arriviste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arriviste | An upstart or newcomer; nouveau riche; parvenu;... |
| 2 | French | arriviste | arriviste |
| 3 | French | arriver | to arrive; to happen; to be able to, to manage |
| 4 | Middle French | arriver | to arrive |
| 5 | Old French | ariver | to arrive |
| 6 | Latin | adripo | to land, come ashore |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |