Where does “altiste” come from?

altiste (French) comes from French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

altiste (French): A person who plays the viola; A person who plays...

Definitions

  1. A person who plays the viola; A person who plays...

Ancestry of “altiste”, step by step

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