Where does “voodooist” come from?

voodooist (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.

voodooist (English): A practitioner or student of voodoo

Definitions

  1. A practitioner or student of voodoo

Ancestry of “voodooist”, step by step

voodooist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste—
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās—

via English voodoo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvoodooAny of a group of related religious practices...
2Louisiana Creole Frenchvoudou—
3Haitian Creolevodouvoodoo
4Fonvodu—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from English -ist →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →