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

  1. A federalist, especially in the EU

Ancestry of “federast”, step by step

federast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pederast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpederastA man who is engaged in an erotic relationship...
2Frenchpédérastepederast; homosexual
3Ancient Greekπαιδεραστήςlover of boys, pederast
4Ancient Greekἐραστήςlover, erastes; fan, adherent, admirer
5Ancient Greek-στηςAlternative form of -της
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English federalist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfederalistAdvocate of federalism; Supporter of the view...
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-ῐ́ζωUsed to form similative verbs from nouns, adjectives and other verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Ancient Greek -τής