Where does “zapatisti” come from?

zapatisti (Finnish) comes from Italian zapatista, from Spanish -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

zapatisti (Finnish): Zapatista member of a group formed and led by Emiliano Zapata that took part in the Mexican Revolution

Definitions

  1. Zapatista member of a group formed and led by Emiliano Zapata that took part in the Mexican Revolution

Ancestry of “zapatisti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianzapatistaZapatist
2Spanish-ista-ista; one who follows a principle. Example:...
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 -tāsEvery word from Ancient Greek -τήςEvery word from Latin -ista
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