Where does “egoist” come from?

Egoist derives from French égoïste, formed with the French suffix -iste from Latin -ista, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "self."

egoist (English): An advocate of egoism; An egocentric or...

Definitions

  1. An advocate of egoism; An egocentric or...

Ancestry of “egoist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchégoïsteselfish; egoistic; egoist
2LatinegōI; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
3Proto-ItalicegōI
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “egoist”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic egō →Every word from Latin egō →