Where does “partialist” come from?
partialist (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.
partialist (English): One who is partial; One who holds that the...
Definitions
- One who is partial; One who holds that the...
Ancestry of “partialist”, step by step
partialist 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 partial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | partial | existing as a part or portion; incomplete;... |
| 2 | Middle English | partiall | — |
| 3 | Old French | parcial | biased or particular |
| 4 | Late Latin | partialis | of or pertaining to a part; of, or pertaining to,... |
| 5 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | partis | part |