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
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	—

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from English -ist →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →