Where does “-ista” come from?

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

-ista (Latin): -ist; one who practises or believes

Definitions

  1. -ist; one who practises or believes

Ancestry of “-ista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
2Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
3Proto-Hellenic-tās—

Words derived from “-ista”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →Every word from Ancient Greek -ιστής →