Where does “safarist” come from?

safarist (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.

safarist (English): One who goes on safari

Definitions

  1. One who goes on safari

Ancestry of “safarist”, step by step

safarist 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 safari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsafariA trip into any undeveloped area to see,...
2Swahilisafarijourney, trip; a time or instance
3Arabicسَفَرjourney, travel; trip
4Arabicعَلِيّto be high, exalted; Ali; exalted, noble; to be...
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής