Where does “materialistisk” come from?
materialistisk (Swedish) comes from Swedish materialist, from Swedish -ist, from French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
materialistisk (Swedish): materialistic
Ancestry of “materialistisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | materialist | a materialist; an adherer of materialism |
| 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 | — |