Where does “Nixonism” come from?
Nixonism (English) comes from English Nixon, from English Nick, from English nickname, from Middle English nekename, from Middle English ekename, from Middle English eke, from Old English ēaca, from Proto-Germanic aukô.
Nixonism (English): The policies of Richard Nixon (1913–1994), 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974
Definitions
- The policies of Richard Nixon (1913–1994), 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974
Ancestry of “Nixonism”, step by step
Nixonism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Nixon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nixon | A drug of low quality and low potency passed off... |
| 2 | English | Nick | A small cut in a surface |
| 3 | English | nickname | A familiar, invented name for a person or thing... |
| 4 | Middle English | nekename | — |
| 5 | Middle English | ekename | A nickname |
| 6 | Middle English | eke | also, additional |
| 7 | Old English | ēaca | an addition, increase, eeking; addition,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aukô | increase, addition |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aukaną | to increase, to grow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |
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 |