Where does “masonisto” come from?
masonisto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto isto, from Esperanto -isto, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
masonisto (Esperanto): bricklayer
Definitions
- bricklayer
Ancestry of “masonisto”, step by step
masonisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto isto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | isto | A professional, a person who belongs to a... |
| 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 | — |
via Translingual masoni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | masoni | Mason (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Mason's..." |