'affectationist' originates from the English word 'affectation', which comes from the Latin word 'affectatio', where 'affectare' meant 'to strive after'.

'affectatio' transformed into the English word 'affectation', and eventually became the modern English word 'affectationist'.

Initially, it meant 'a striving after', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a person characterized by artificial behavior'.