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Where does “satanist” come from?

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

satanist (English): Alternative form of Satanist

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of Satanist

Ancestry of “satanist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSatanistOne who identifies with Anton Szandor LaVey's...
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—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →