Where does “theist” come from?
Theist comes from English -ist, Latin -ista, and Proto-Indo-European roots including dʰeh₁- meaning to place or put, combined with -yéti.
theist (English): One who believes in the existence of a god or...
Definitions
- One who believes in the existence of a god or...
Ancestry of “theist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 2 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
Words derived from “theist”