Where does “Fanonism” come from?
Fanonism (English) comes from English Fanon, from English canon, from Middle English canoun, from Old French canon, from Italian cannone, from Italian canna, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα — reed; a certain unit of length.
Fanonism (English): The Marxist politics of Frantz Fanon (1925–1961), Martinique-born Afro-Caribbean psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary, and writer
Definitions
- The Marxist politics of Frantz Fanon (1925–1961), Martinique-born Afro-Caribbean psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary, and writer
Ancestry of “Fanonism”, step by step
Fanonism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Fanon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fanon | A vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical Mass |
| 2 | English | canon | A generally accepted principle; a rule; A group... |
| 3 | Middle English | canoun | Ecclesiastical regulations; canon law |
| 4 | Old French | canon | tube; cannon |
| 5 | Italian | cannone | cannon; ace; large tube or pipe |
| 6 | Italian | canna | cane; barrel; rod |
| 7 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 9 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 10 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
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 |