Where does “Thermidor” come from?
Thermidor comes from French thermidor, derived from Ancient Greek θέρμη, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, ultimately traced to Sumerian 𒋻𒄷.
Thermidor (English): A counterrevolution; a coup d'état resembling the...
Definitions
- A counterrevolution; a coup d'état resembling the...
Ancestry of “Thermidor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | thermidor | Thermidor the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θερμός | warm, hot, boiling, glowing; hotheaded, hasty,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |