Where does “karatist” come from?
karatist (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.
karatist (English): One who practices karate
Definitions
- One who practices karate
Ancestry of “karatist”, step by step
karatist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
via English karate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | karate | An Okinawan martial art involving primarily... |
| 2 | Japanese | 空手 | karate; the state of being empty-handed; the... |
| 3 | Japanese | 唐手 | Alternative spelling of 空手 |
| 4 | Japanese | 唐 | foreign lands in general; element in compounds,... |
| 5 | Japanese | 伽羅 | the Gaya confederacy: a grouping of smaller states on the southern end of the Korean peninsula, roughly dating to 42-532 |
| 6 | Sanskrit | कालागुरु | — |