Where does “Sandersism” come from?
Sandersism (English) comes from English Sanders, from Middle English saundres, from Old French sandre, from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Greek σάνδανον, from Arabic صَنْدَل, from Middle Persian cndl, from Sanskrit चन्दन — Santalum tree.
Sandersism (English): The political philosophy of Bernie Sanders
Definitions
- The political philosophy of Bernie Sanders
Ancestry of “Sandersism”, step by step
Sandersism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Sanders
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sanders | sandalwood, especially the red sandalwood |
| 2 | Middle English | saundres | sandalwood |
| 3 | Old French | sandre | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | sandalum | sandal, sandalwood, santalum |
| 5 | Greek | σάνδανον | — |
| 6 | Arabic | صَنْدَل | sandalwood; sandal, shoe, slipper |
| 7 | Middle Persian | cndl | sandalwood |
| 8 | Sanskrit | चन्दन | sandalwood |
| 9 | Tamil | சாந்து | Santalum tree |
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 |