Where does “avantgardistic” come from?

avantgardistic (English) comes from English avant-garde, from French avant-garde, from Old French avantgarde.

avantgardistic (English): Innovative, pioneering

Definitions

  1. Innovative, pioneering

Ancestry of “avantgardistic”, step by step

avantgardistic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English avant-garde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishavant-gardeThe vanguard of an army or other force; Any group...
2Frenchavant-gardevanguard; avant-garde, firing line
3Old Frenchavantgarde—

via English istic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishistic—
Every word from Old French avantgarde →Every word from French avant-garde →Every word from English avant-garde →