Where does “romanista” come from?

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

romanista (Italian): Romanist (student of ancient Rome)

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	-ista	-ist
2	Latin	-ista	-ist; one who practises or believes
3	Ancient Greek	-ιστής	Alternative form of -τής; -ist
4	Ancient Greek	-τής	Appended to verbs to form agent nouns
5	Proto-Hellenic	-tās	—