Where does “marimbaist” come from?

marimbaist (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.

marimbaist (English): Synonym of marimbist

Definitions

  1. Synonym of marimbist

Ancestry of “marimbaist”, step by step

marimbaist 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 marimba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmarimbaA musical instrument similar to a xylophone but...
2Portuguesemarimbamarimba
3Kimbundumarimba
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής