Where does “lamaist” come from?

lamaist (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.

lamaist (English): One who believes in lamaism

Definitions

  1. One who believes in lamaism

Ancestry of “lamaist”, step by step

lamaist 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 lama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlamaA master of Tibetan Buddhism; Alternative form of...
2Spanishlamaslime, mud; fine sand; moss
3Latinlamaslough, bog, fen
4Latinlacma
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlak-
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής
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