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Where does “tabuistico” come from?

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

tabuistico (Italian): taboo

Definitions

  1. taboo

Ancestry of “tabuistico”, 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—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →