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Where does “muist” come from?

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

muist (Romanian): cocksucker, faggot

Definitions

  1. cocksucker, faggot

Ancestry of “muist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanian-ist-ist
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—

Words derived from “muist”

  • muistă
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