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

  1. An advocate of exclusivism

Ancestry of “exclusivist”, step by step

exclusivist traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās

via English exclusive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexclusiveExcluding items or members that do not meet...
2Latinexclūsīvusexclusive
3Latinexclūsusexcluded
4Latinexclūdōto shut out; cut off, remove, separate from something
5Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
6LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
7Proto-Italicklaudōclose

via French exclusiviste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchexclusiviste
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās