Where does “беллетрист” come from?

беллетрист (Russian) comes from German Belletrist, from German -ist, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

беллетрист (Russian): novelist, fiction writer

Definitions

  1. novelist, fiction writer

Ancestry of “беллетрист”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBelletristbelletrist, aesthete
2German-ist-ist; Also see
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 “беллетрист”

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