Where does “Falangism” come from?
Falangism (English) comes from English ism, from English -ism, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
Falangism (English): The fascist political ideology of the Spanish...
Definitions
- The fascist political ideology of the Spanish...
Ancestry of “Falangism”, step by step
Falangism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English Falange
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Falange | A Spanish fascist movement active in the 1930s until its dissolution in 1977 |
| 2 | Spanish | Falange | phalanx one of the bones of the finger or toe |
| 3 | Latin | phalanx | phalanx, battalion |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φάλαγξ | line of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵ- | to balk, beam |