Where does “sententialist” come from?
sententialist (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.
sententialist (English): A proponent of sententialism
Definitions
- A proponent of sententialism
Ancestry of “sententialist”, step by step
sententialist traces back through two 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 sentential
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sentential | Relating to a sentence |
| 2 | Latin | sententiālis | in the form of a sentence, sententious |
| 3 | Latin | sententia | opinion, thought, feeling; purpose,... |
| 4 | Latin | sentīre | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |