Where does “flautist” come from?

flautist (English) comes from Italian flautista, from Italian -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

flautist (English): One who plays the flute

Definitions

  1. One who plays the flute

Ancestry of “flautist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianflautistaflautist
2Italian-ista-ist
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 “flautist”

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