Where does “-isto” come from?
-isto (Esperanto) comes from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
-isto (Esperanto): a person who belongs to a profession occupied...
Definitions
- a person who belongs to a profession occupied...
Ancestry of “-isto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
Words derived from “-isto”