Where does “Rooseveltism” come from?
Rooseveltism (English) comes from English Roosevelt, from Dutch Rozenveld, from Dutch roos, from Middle Dutch rōse, from Middle French rose, from Old French rosé, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Rooseveltism (English): Rooseveltian politics
Definitions
- Rooseveltian politics
Ancestry of “Rooseveltism”, step by step
Rooseveltism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Roosevelt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Roosevelt | formerly named the River of Doubt but named after Theodore Roosevelt following his 1913-14 expedition there |
| 2 | Dutch | Rozenveld | a rose field |
| 3 | Dutch | roos | rose, ornamental plant of the genus "Rosa"; rose,... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | rōse | — |
| 5 | Middle French | rose | rose (flower) |
| 6 | Old French | rosé | rose |
| 7 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 9 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
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 |