Where does “assimilationist” come from?

Assimilationist comes from English assimilation plus the suffix -ist, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to do" or "to go."

assimilationist (English): An advocate of the policy or practice of the...

Definitions

  1. An advocate of the policy or practice of the...

Ancestry of “assimilationist”, 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 “assimilationist”

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