Where does “controriformistico” come from?

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

controriformistico (Italian): Counter-Reformation

Definitions

  1. Counter-Reformation

Ancestry of “controriformistico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianriformisticoreformist
2Italian-istico-istic, -istical
3Italian-ista-ist
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →Every word from Latin -ista →