Where does “șovinist” come from?

șovinist (Romanian) comes from French chauviniste, from French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

șovinist (Romanian): chauvinist

Definitions

  1. chauvinist

Ancestry of “șovinist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchauvinistechauvinistic
2French-iste-ist; -istic
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 -tāsEvery word from Ancient Greek -τήςEvery word from French -iste