Where does “gimnazist” come from?

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

gimnazist (Romanian): middle school student

Definitions

middle school student

Ancestry of “gimnazist”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	-ist	ist
2	French	-iste	-ist; -istic
3	Latin	-ista	-ist; one who practises or believes
4	Ancient Greek	-ιστής	Alternative form of -τής; -ist
5	Ancient Greek	-τής	Appended to verbs to form agent nouns
6	Proto-Hellenic	-tās	—

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