Where does “-istica” come from?

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

-istica (Italian): feminine singular of -istico; -istics

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of -istico; -istics

Ancestry of “-istica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-istico-istic, -istical
2Italian-ista-ist
3Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
4Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tās

Words derived from “-istica

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās
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