Where does “belletrist” come from?

belletrist (English) comes from German Belletrist, from German -ist, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

belletrist (English): A person who writes or is concerned with...

Definitions

  1. A person who writes or is concerned with...

Ancestry of “belletrist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBelletristbelletrist, aesthete
2German-ist-ist; Also see
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 “belletrist”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →Every word from Latin -ista →
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