Where does “Kaiserism” come from?
Kaiserism (English) comes from English Kaiser, from German kaiser, from Middle High German keiser, from Old High German keisar, from Indonesian kaisar, from Dutch keizer, from Middle Dutch keiser, from Old Dutch keiser — hair.
Kaiserism (English): The system of rule of a Kaiser; autocracy
Definitions
- The system of rule of a Kaiser; autocracy
Ancestry of “Kaiserism”, step by step
Kaiserism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Kaiser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Kaiser | An emperor of a German-speaking country,... |
| 2 | German | kaiser | emperor ruler of certain monarchies; highest monarch |
| 3 | Middle High German | keiser | emperor |
| 4 | Old High German | keisar | emperor |
| 5 | Indonesian | kaisar | emperor; empress |
| 6 | Dutch | keizer | emperor |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | keiser | — |
| 8 | Old Dutch | keiser | emperor |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kaisaraz | emperor |
| 10 | Latin | Caesar | Julius Caesar; emperor |
| 11 | Latin | caesaries | or hair |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kéysero- | hair |
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 |