köken: Etymology tree Old French avantgarde French avant-gardebor. Polish awangarda Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istalbor. Polish -ista Polish -ysta Polish awangardysta From awangarda + -ysta. First attested in 1925.