Where does “cruciverbiste” come from?

cruciverbiste (French) comes from Italian cruciverbista, from Italian -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

cruciverbiste (French): crossword amateur

Definitions

  1. crossword amateur

Ancestry of “cruciverbiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancruciverbistacrossword compiler or solver
2Italian-ista-ist
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 -tās →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →Every word from Latin -ista →