-ist (person with a particular creative or academic role), appended to the name of this role, or its corresponding adjective · -ist; -man (person who uses or works with a particular tool, instrument or technique), appended to the name of the tool · -ist (one who follows a particular doctrine), appended to the etymon of the doctrine’s name
köken: Etymology tree 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 -istabor. Portuguese -ista Borrowed from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).
added to a noun or adjective to create words for a male person who is a follower or supporter of that notion; -ist · added to a noun, adjective or verb to create words for a male person who behaves in a certain way; -ist, -er · added to a noun or verb to create words for a male person who is a habitual doer of said action; -ist, -er
köken: From Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs). When it is added to a verb, it is usually of the ending -ίζω (-ízo).
-ist, used to form nouns, usually relating to people, e.g. profession/occupation.
köken: From French -iste (“-ist, -istic”), from Latin -ista (“-ist; one who practises or believes”), from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs), alternative form of -τής (-tḗs), from Proto-Hellenic *-tās, probably from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ (forms nouns representing state of being).
Forms nouns from other nouns and adjectives with the sense of ‘person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having’. · Forms adjectives from other nouns and adjectives with the sense of ‘connected or involved with, belonging to, having’.
köken: From Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic *-ākos, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂kos, *-eh₂ḱos, from a-stem suffix *-eh₂ + adjectival suffix *-kos, *-ḱos; compare Welsh -og. Doublet of -óg.
aile: -achán, -achas
Éire (“Ireland”) + -ach → Éireannach (“Irish (person)”)
Etymology tree 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 Learned borrowing from Latin -ista.