Where does “deist” come from?

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

deist (Romanian): deist

Definitions

  1. deist

Ancestry of “deist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdéistedeist
2New Latindeista—
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—

Words derived from “deist”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →Every word from Latin -ista →