Where does “asistencialista” come from?

asistencialista (Spanish) comes from Spanish asistencial, from Spanish asistencia, from Spanish asistir, from Latin assisto, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

asistencialista (Spanish): welfare financial aide provided by the government

Definitions

  1. welfare financial aide provided by the government

Ancestry of “asistencialista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishasistencialsocial security
2Spanishasistenciaattendance; audience; assistance, aid, help
3Spanishasistirto attend; to assist
4Latinassistoto place oneself somewhere, stand (at or by), post oneself; approach, come upon; stop or halt in a position
5Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
6Latinīn-un-, non-, not
7Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Latin ad-