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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Derivation of "ista" zmjezhd #178573 08/08/2008 1:20 PM Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &... latishya enthusiast latishya enthusiast Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &...  Originally Posted By: zmjezhd It's related to the -ist suffix which means amongst other things (1) a person who does something. physicist or (2) a follower of a school, socialist, etc. I felt the common Romance form, -ista, came in from Italian, barista, and means the person who makes espresso and similar coffee drinks. (The bar in barista is from the English bar. so does "barista" mean "coffee maker" or just plain old "barman" in Italy? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Derivation of "ista" Vicsoc 08/08/2008 12:37 PM Re: Derivation of "ista" zmjezhd 08/08/2008 1:06 PM Re: Derivation of "ista" latishya 08/08/2008 1:20 PM Re: Derivation of "ista" zmjezhd 08/08/2008 1:40 PM Re: Derivation of "ista" Zed 08/08/2008 4:47 PM Re: Derivation of "ista" The Pook 08/09/2008 8:44 AM Re: Derivation of "ista" Myridon 08/09/2008 4:24 PM Re: Derivation of "ista" zmjezhd 08/09/2008 6:32 PM Re: Derivation of "ista" Myridon 08/10/2008 6:04 PM Re: Derivation of "ista" The Pook 08/08/2008 1:12 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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