Where does “anarchist” come from?
anarchist (Dutch) comes from French anarchiste, from French anarchie, from Medieval Latin anarchia, from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία, from Ancient Greek ἀν-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
anarchist (Dutch): anarchist
Ancestry of “anarchist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | anarchiste | anarchistic; anarchist, adherent of anarchism |
| 2 | French | anarchie | Anarchy, absence of any form of political... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | anarchia | The state of not having a ruler or leader;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀναρχία | lack of a leader; lawlessness, anarchy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀν- | Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “anarchist”