Where does “räpistely” come from?

räpistely (Finnish) comes from Finnish räpistellä, from Finnish rapistaa, from Finnish rapista, from Spanish -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

räpistely (Finnish): acting or moving clumsily

Definitions

  1. acting or moving clumsily

Ancestry of “räpistely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishräpistelläto act or move clumsily, to flutter
2FinnishrapistaaTo rustle
3Finnishrapistato patter, to rustle; Indicative present...
4Spanish-ista-ista; one who follows a principle. Example:...
5Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
6Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
7Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
8Proto-Hellenic-tās
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās