Where does “לינקיסט” come from?

לינקיסט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish לינק, from German link, from English link, from Latin linchinus, from Latin lynchinus, from Ancient Greek λύχνος, from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nos, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

לינקיסט (Yiddish): leftist

Definitions

  1. leftist

Ancestry of “לינקיסט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishלינקleft; sinister, wrong
2Germanlinkleft; sly; cunning; dangerous
3EnglishlinkA connection between places, people, events,...
4Latinlinchinuscandle
5Latinlynchinus—
6Ancient Greekλύχνοςlamp
7Proto-Indo-Europeanluk-s-nos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “לינקיסט”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nos →Every word from Ancient Greek λύχνος →