Where does “tariffist” come from?
tariffist (English) comes from English tariff, from French tarif, from Middle French tariff, from Italian tariffa, from Spanish tarifa, from Ottoman Turkish تعرفه, from Persian تعرفه, from Arabic تَعْرِفَة — tariff, rate.
tariffist (English): A person in favour of economic tariffs
Definitions
- A person in favour of economic tariffs
Ancestry of “tariffist”, step by step
tariffist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tariff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tariff | A system of government-imposed duties levied on... |
| 2 | French | tarif | price |
| 3 | Middle French | tariff | — |
| 4 | Italian | tariffa | rate, tariff, price, charge, fare; inflection of... |
| 5 | Spanish | tarifa | fare; fee |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | تعرفه | price list; tariff |
| 7 | Persian | تعرفه | tariff, impost; receipt |
| 8 | Arabic | تَعْرِفَة | tariff, rate |
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 | — |