Morpheme
-ast
Type
suffix
Denotation
agent suffix
Etymology
Latin -asta; Ancient Greek -ắstēs, from -ắzō + -tḗs/-tēs/-stēs
Evidence
chiliast, dynast, dynastic, dynasty, ecdysiast, encomiast, enthusiast, enthusiast, fantast, fantastic, fantastique, gymnast, gymnastic, gymnastics, pederast, peltast, phantast, scholastic, scholiast, symposiast
