Where does “deista” come from?

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

Ancestry of “deista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
2Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
3Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
4Proto-Hellenic-tās

Words derived from “deista

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from Ancient Greek -τήςEvery word from Latin -ista