Where does “antifasisti” come from?
antifasisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish fasisti, from Italian fascista, from Italian -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
antifasisti (Finnish): antifascist
Ancestry of “antifasisti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | fasisti | fascist |
| 2 | Italian | fascista | fascist; Fascist |
| 3 | Italian | -ista | -ist |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |