Where does “Boxerism” come from?
Boxerism (English) comes from English Boxer, from German boxer, from German boxen, from Italian boxare, from Russian боксировать, from Russian бокс, from French boxe, from English box — he, she.
Boxerism (English): The beliefs and policies of the Boxers in China
Definitions
- The beliefs and policies of the Boxers in China
Ancestry of “Boxerism”, step by step
Boxerism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Boxer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Boxer | A Chinese anti-imperial and anti-foreigner rebel... |
| 2 | German | boxer | boxer |
| 3 | German | boxen | to box |
| 4 | Italian | boxare | to box |
| 5 | Russian | боксировать | to box |
| 6 | Russian | бокс | boxing; box; box cut |
| 7 | French | boxe | Combat sport between two adversaries; Boxing;... |
| 8 | English | box | Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or... |
| 9 | French | boxer | boxer; boxer shorts, boxers; to box |
| 10 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 11 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 12 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 13 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 14 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 19 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |