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Where does “casuiste” come from?

casuiste (French) comes from Spanish casuista, from Spanish -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

casuiste (French): casuist

Definitions

  1. casuist

Ancestry of “casuiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcasuistacasuist; casuistic, casuistical
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—

Words derived from “casuiste”

  • casuistry
  • casuist
  • casuistic
  • casuistically
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →