Where does “Onanist” come from?

Onanist (German) comes from German -ist, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

Onanist (German): masturbator

Definitions

  1. masturbator

Ancestry of “Onanist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-ist-ist; Also see
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 →