Where does “pankratist” come from?

pankratist (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.

pankratist (English): A competitor in pankration

Definitions

  1. A competitor in pankration

Ancestry of “pankratist”, step by step

pankratist 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 pankration

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpankrationAn Ancient Greek martial art combining aspects of...
2Ancient Greekπαγκράτιονpankration, a complete contest, an exercise of...
3Ancient Greekπαγκρατήςall-powerful, almighty; all powerful
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής