Where does “-ists” come from?

-ists (Latvian) comes from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

-ists (Latvian): Added to nouns to form masculine nouns denoting...

Definitions

  1. Added to nouns to form masculine nouns denoting...

Ancestry of “-ists”, 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 “-ists”

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