Where does “gradualist” come from?
Gradualist comes from English gradual plus the suffix -ista from Latin, ultimately from Latin gradus (step) and gradi (to walk), derived from Proto-Indo-European gʰredʰ- (to walk).
gradualist (English): One who believes in gradualism
Definitions
- One who believes in gradualism
Ancestry of “gradualist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 2 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |