Where does “extinctionist” come from?
extinctionist (English) comes from English ist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
extinctionist (English): An advocate of extinctionism; A player who plays...
Definitions
- An advocate of extinctionism; A player who plays...
Ancestry of “extinctionist”, step by step
extinctionist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English extinction
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extinction | The action of making or becoming extinct;... |
| 2 | Latin | extinctio | Alternative form of exstinctiō; extinction,... |
| 3 | Latin | extinguere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | extinguo | I quench, extinguish, kill |
| 5 | Latin | stinguo | I put out, extinguish |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *stengʷō | to push |