Where does “-ista” come from?

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

-ista (Hungarian): -ist, added to a word to form a noun denoting;...

Definitions

  1. -ist, added to a word to form a noun denoting;...

Ancestry of “-ista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
2Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
3Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
4Proto-Hellenic-tās—

Words derived from “-ista”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →Every word from Latin -ista →