Where does “basketbolists” come from?
basketbolists (Latvian) comes from Latvian -ists, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
basketbolists (Latvian): basketball player, basketballer
Definitions
- basketball player, basketballer
Ancestry of “basketbolists”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | -ists | Added to nouns to form masculine nouns denoting... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |