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Where does “Irredentist” come from?

Irredentist (English) comes from Italian irredentista, from Italian irredento, from Italian redento, from Latin redemptus, from Latin redimō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

Irredentist (English): A member or supporter of the Italian party after...

Definitions

  1. A member or supporter of the Italian party after...

Ancestry of “Irredentist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianirredentistairredentist
2Italianirredentoirredenta
3Italianredentoredeemed; masculine singular past participle of...
4Latinredemptusrepurchased; redeemed; atoned for
5Latinredimō—
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “Irredentist”

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