Where does “beletristika” come from?

beletristika (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -ist, from French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

beletristika (Serbo-Croatian): belles-lettres

Definitions

  1. belles-lettres

Ancestry of “beletristika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-istSuffix appended to words to create a masculine...
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—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →Every word from French -iste →