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Where does “solista” come from?

solista (Spanish) comes from Spanish -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

solista (Spanish): soloist

Definitions

  1. soloist

Ancestry of “solista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-ista-ista; one who follows a principle. Example:...
2Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
3Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
4Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
5Proto-Hellenic-tās—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →