Where does “extremist” come from?

extremist (Swedish) comes from Swedish -ist, from French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

extremist (Swedish): an extremist

Definitions

  1. an extremist

Ancestry of “extremist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-istist
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—

Words derived from “extremist”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →Every word from French -iste →