Where does “arkpafisto” come from?
arkpafisto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto pafisto, from Esperanto -isto, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
arkpafisto (Esperanto): archer
Definitions
- archer
Ancestry of “arkpafisto”, step by step
arkpafisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto pafisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | pafisto | gunner, shooter |
| 2 | Esperanto | -isto | a person who belongs to a profession occupied... |
| 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 | — |