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
- easy reading, pulp fiction; fiction,...
Ancestry of “беллетристика”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | беллетрист | — |
| 2 | German | Belletrist | — |
| 3 | German | -ist | -ist; Also see |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |