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Where does “Jeffersonianism” come from?

Jeffersonianism (English) comes from English Jeffersonian, from English Jefferson, from English Sơn, from Middle English sone, from Old English sōna, from Proto-West Germanic sān(ō), from Proto-Germanic sēna, from Proto-Germanic *sa.

Jeffersonianism (English): The political principles of Thomas Jefferson

Definitions

  1. The political principles of Thomas Jefferson

Ancestry of “Jeffersonianism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJeffersonianOf or relating to Thomas Jefferson, or to his...
2EnglishJeffersonA two-dollar bill
3EnglishSơn—
4Middle Englishsoneson; soon; Alternative form of sonne
5Old Englishsōnaimmediately, at once
6Proto-West Germanicsān(ō)immediately
7Proto-Germanicsēna—
8Proto-Germanic*sa—
9Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
10Proto-Oceanic*isa—
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