Where does “ultramodernist” come from?
ultramodernist (English) comes from English modernist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
ultramodernist (English): One who strongly believes in current views, who...
Definitions
- One who strongly believes in current views, who...
Ancestry of “ultramodernist”, step by step
ultramodernist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English modernist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | modernist | Of, or relating to modernism; A follower or... |
| 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 Romanian modernist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | modernist | modernist |
| 2 | French | moderniste | modernist |
| 3 | French | -iste | -ist; -istic |