Where does “pogromist” come from?
pogromist (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.
pogromist (English): One who supports, or carries out, a pogrom
Definitions
- One who supports, or carries out, a pogrom
Ancestry of “pogromist”, step by step
pogromist traces back through 3 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 pogrom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pogrom | A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a... |
| 2 | Yiddish | פּאָגראָם | pogrom |
| 3 | Russian | погро́м | pogrom, massacre |
| 4 | Russian | громи́ть | to smash, to sack |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | *gromiti | to thunder, to rattle |
via Romanian pogrom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pogrom | pogrom riot against a particular ethnic or religious group |