Where does “Ribbonism” come from?

Ribbonism (English) comes from English ribbon, from Middle English riban, from Old French riban.

Ribbonism (English): A 19th-century popular movement of Catholics in Ireland, active against landlords and their agents, and opposed to the ideology of the Protestant Orange Order

Definitions

  1. A 19th-century popular movement of Catholics in Ireland, active against landlords and their agents, and opposed to the ideology of the Protestant Orange Order

Ancestry of “Ribbonism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishribbonA long, narrow strip of material used for...
2Middle Englishribanribbon
3Old Frenchriban—
Every word from Old French riban →Every word from Middle English riban →Every word from English ribbon →