Where does “triumphalist” come from?

Triumphalist derives from English triumph, from Latin triumphus, from Ancient Greek θρίαμβος, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to swell or grow.

triumphalist (English): Proud of one's belief or culture, and having a...

Definitions

  1. Proud of one's belief or culture, and having a...

Ancestry of “triumphalist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
2Old French-iste—
3Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
4Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tās—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from English -ist →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →