Where does “posturist” come from?

posturist (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.

posturist (English): An acrobat

Definitions

  1. An acrobat

Ancestry of “posturist”, step by step

posturist 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 posture

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpostureThe way a person holds and positions their body;...
2Middle Frenchposture
3Italianposturaposture, carriage, stance
4Latinposituranominative feminine singular of positūrus;...
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās