Where does “exclusivist” come from?
Exclusivist derives from English exclusive, formed from Latin -ista (one who practices), Latin -ivus (adjective-forming suffix), and Latin ex- (out), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- (to go out).
exclusivist (English): An advocate of exclusivism
Definitions
- An advocate of exclusivism
Ancestry of “exclusivist”, step by step
| 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 | — |