-ists

Latvian

suffix

Definitions

Added to nouns to form masculine nouns denoting members/followers of a principle, religion, philosophy, lifestyle, or system of belief (usually named by words in -isms (-isms)), or who has a certain profession or activity, just like its English cognate -ism.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek -ιστής.

Origin

Ancient Greek

-ιστής

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-isti Finnish
-ista Latin
-ista Italian
-ιστής Ancient Greek
-isti Icelandic
-ίστρια Greek (modern)
-ιστής Greek (modern)