-ista
Spanish
suffix
Definitions
- ista; one who follows a principle. Example: optimista (optimist)
- Indicates one that practices a profession of the noun stem; Example: periódico (newspaper) periodista (journalist)
- One who holds certain values: mujerista (feminist)
Etymology
Derived from Latin -ista (-ist) derived from Ancient Greek -ιστής.
Origin
Ancient Greek
-ιστής
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -ista English
- fashionista English
- -isti Finnish
- -ista Latin
- cameralis Latin
- -ista Hungarian
- -ista Italian
- -iste French
- Tierra Spanish, Castilian
- cebolla Spanish, Castilian
- con Spanish, Castilian
- concebollista Spanish, Castilian
- plano Spanish, Castilian
- sin Spanish, Castilian
- sincebollista Spanish, Castilian
- tierraplanista Spanish, Castilian
- -ιστής Ancient Greek
- καμάρα Ancient Greek
- -ista Portuguese
- -iste Old French
- -ista Catalan, Valencian
- -isti Icelandic
- -ista Galician
- -ίστρια Greek (modern)
- -ιστής Greek (modern)
- -ists Latvian
- ־יסט Yiddish