Where does “avangardist” come from?

avangardist (Estonian) comes from French avant-gardiste, from French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

avangardist (Estonian): avant-gardist

Definitions

  1. avant-gardist

Ancestry of “avangardist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchavant-gardisteA person in the avant-guard
2French-iste-ist; -istic
3Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
4Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tās—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →Every word from French -iste →