Where does “motorista” come from?

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

motorista (Galician): motorcyclist, biker

Definitions

  1. motorcyclist, biker

Ancestry of “motorista”, 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 →