Where does “federast” come from?
federast (English) comes from English pederast, from French pédéraste, from Ancient Greek παιδεραστής, from Ancient Greek ἐραστής, from Ancient Greek -στης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
federast (English): A federalist, especially in the EU
Definitions
- A federalist, especially in the EU
Ancestry of “federast”, step by step
federast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pederast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pederast | A man who is engaged in an erotic relationship... |
| 2 | French | pédéraste | pederast; homosexual |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παιδεραστής | lover of boys, pederast |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐραστής | lover, erastes; fan, adherent, admirer |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -στης | Alternative form of -της |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English federalist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | federalist | Advocate of federalism; Supporter of the view... |
| 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 | -ῐ́ζω | Used to form similative verbs from nouns, adjectives and other verbs |