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Where does “motocycliste” come from?

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

motocycliste (French): motorcyclist

Definitions

  1. motorcyclist

Ancestry of “motocycliste”, 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—

Words derived from “motocycliste”

  • motociclistă
  • motociclist
  • mototsiklist
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