Where does “helnykterist” come from?

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

helnykterist (Swedish): a teetotaler (often out of principle)

Definitions

  1. a teetotaler (often out of principle)

Ancestry of “helnykterist”, step by step

helnykterist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish nykterist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnykterista nondrinker, a teetotaler
2Swedish-istist
3French-iste-ist; -istic
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās—

via Swedish hel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhelwhole; complete; not broken; in order; luck;...
2Icelandichelhell (underworld), death
3Old NorseHeldeath
4Proto-Germanichaljōthe netherworld, the underworld, hell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →