Where does “Marxist” come from?

Marxist comes from French marxiste, which derives from the name of Karl Marx and the French suffix -iste meaning "one who practices or advocates."

Marxist (English): Following the ideals of Marxism; One that...

Definitions

  1. Following the ideals of Marxism; One that...

Ancestry of “Marxist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMarx
2GermanMarx
3GermanMarkusMark the Evangelist biblical character
4LatinMārcus
5LatinMartīnus
6Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
7Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “Marxist

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-
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