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Where does “populistic” come from?

populistic (English) comes from English populist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

populistic (English): Populist

Definitions

  1. Populist

Ancestry of “populistic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpopulistA person who advocates populism; A politician who...
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—

Words derived from “populistic”

  • populistically
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