Where does “sociolinguista” come from?

sociolinguista (Italian) comes from Italian linguista, from French linguiste, from French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

sociolinguista (Italian): sociolinguist

Definitions

  1. sociolinguist

Ancestry of “sociolinguista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlinguistalinguist
2Frenchlinguistelinguist
3French-iste-ist; -istic
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 French -iste →