noun, masculine/feminine/ariˈbista/plural: arribistas
arriviste, social climber
Etymology tree French arriver 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. French -iste French arrivistebor. Spanish arribista Borrowed from French arriviste.