Where does “fetichist” come from?

fetichist (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.

fetichist (English): Archaic form of fetishist

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of fetishist

Ancestry of “fetichist”, step by step

fetichist traces back through two 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 fetich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfetichDated form of fetish
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής