Where does “extremist” come from?

Extremist derives from English extreme plus the Latin suffix -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs meaning "outside."

extremist (English): A person who holds extreme views, especially one...

Definitions

  1. A person who holds extreme views, especially one...

Ancestry of “extremist”, step by step

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

Words derived from “extremist”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from English -ist →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →