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Where does “беллетристика” come from?

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

беллетристика (Russian): easy reading, pulp fiction; fiction,...

Definitions

  1. easy reading, pulp fiction; fiction,...

Ancestry of “беллетристика”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбеллетрист—
2GermanBelletrist—
3German-ist-ist; Also see
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →