Where does “deista” come from?
deista (Hungarian) comes from German deist, from German deistisch, from Dutch -isch, from German -isch, from Middle High German -isch, from Old High German -isc, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
deista (Hungarian): deist; deist, deistic, deistical
Definitions
- deist; deist, deistic, deistical
Ancestry of “deista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | deist | deist |
| 2 | German | deistisch | deistic |
| 3 | Dutch | -isch | -ic; -ian |
| 4 | German | -isch | an adjectival suffix, often matching -ic and... |
| 5 | Middle High German | -isch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | -isc | used to form adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |