Where does “marginalist” come from?

marginalist (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.

marginalist (English): A practitioner of marginalism

Definitions

  1. A practitioner of marginalism

Ancestry of “marginalist”, step by step

marginalist traces back through 3 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 marginal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmarginalOf, relating to, or located at or near a margin...
2Latinmarginālismarginal
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via French marginaliste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmarginaliste—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from English -ist →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →