Where does “entryist” come from?
entryist (English) comes from English Entry, from Middle English entre, from Old French entree, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
entryist (English): A participant in or proponent of entryism
Definitions
- A participant in or proponent of entryism
Ancestry of “entryist”, step by step
entryist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Entry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Entry | The act of entering |
| 2 | Middle English | entre | Entrance, entry; movement into |
| 3 | Old French | entree | — |
| 4 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 5 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 6 | Latin | interus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |