Where does “extremistisk” come from?
extremistisk (Swedish) comes from Swedish extremist, from Swedish -ist, from French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
extremistisk (Swedish): extremist
Ancestry of “extremistisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | extremist | an extremist |
| 2 | Swedish | -ist | -ist |
| 3 | French | -iste | -ist; -istic |
| 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 | — |