Where does “ensaísta” come from?

ensaísta (Galician) comes from Galician -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

ensaísta (Galician): essayist

Definitions

  1. essayist

Ancestry of “ensaísta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galician-ista-ist
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 Latin -ista →
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