Where does “Trotskyan” come from?

Trotskyan (English) comes from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Trotskyan (English): Relating to, or supporting, the communist...

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or supporting, the communist...

Ancestry of “Trotskyan”, step by step

Trotskyan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān—
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via English Trotsky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTrotskyLeon Trotsky, a Soviet revolutionary and Marxist theorist
2RussianТро́цкийparticularly Leon Trotsky, Russian-Ukrainian revolutionary, November 7, 1879 — August 21, 1940
3PolishTroki—
4LithuanianTrakai—
5Lithuaniantrakaiglade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →