Where does “Ruscism” come from?
Ruscism (English) comes from Russian рашизм, from Russian Раша, from English Russia, from Medieval Latin Russi, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
Ruscism (English): Russian fascism, Russianism, Great Russian chauvinism; the ideology of Russia, seen as fascism or as fascist
Definitions
- Russian fascism, Russianism, Great Russian chauvinism; the ideology of Russia, seen as fascism or as fascist
Ancestry of “Ruscism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | рашизм | Ruscism |
| 2 | Russian | Раша | Russia |
| 3 | English | Russia | It borders the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. Part of the Soviet Union from 1917 through 1991 |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | Russi | Russians |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 6 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 8 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 9 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |