Where does “abolitionism” come from?
Abolitionism derives from English abolition, from Middle French abolition, from Ancient Greek -μός and Proto-Indo-European -mós combined with Latin ab- meaning "away from," ultimately tracing through Latin oleum and Ancient Greek ἔλαιον meaning "oil," denoting the act of doing away with something entirely.
abolitionism (English): Support for the abolition of something; the...
Definitions
- Support for the abolition of something; the...
Ancestry of “abolitionism”, step by step
abolitionism traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English abolition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abolition | The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation;... |
| 2 | Middle French | abolition | — |
| 3 | Latin | abolitiō | abolishing, annulling, abolition |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via French abolitionnisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | abolitionnisme | abolitionism |
| 2 | French | abolition | abolition |
via Swedish abolition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | abolition | — |