Where does “cazuistic” come from?

cazuistic (Romanian) comes from French casuistique, from French casuiste, from Spanish casuista, from Spanish -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

cazuistic (Romanian): casuistic; casuistical

Definitions

  1. casuistic; casuistical

Ancestry of “cazuistic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcasuistiquecasuistry process of answering practical questions via interpretation of rules, or of cases that illustrate such rules, especially in ethics; case-based reasoning
2Frenchcasuistecasuist
3Spanishcasuistacasuist; casuistic, casuistical
4Spanish-ista-ista; one who follows a principle. Example:...
5Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
6Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
7Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
8Proto-Hellenic-tās
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from Ancient Greek -τήςEvery word from Latin -ista