Where does “alarmistic” come from?
alarmistic (English) comes from English alarm, from Middle English alarme, from Middle French alarme, from Italian all'arme, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti — to stand.
alarmistic (English): Synonym of alarmist
Definitions
- Synonym of alarmist
Ancestry of “alarmistic”, step by step
alarmistic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alarm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alarm | A summons to arms, as on the approach of an... |
| 2 | Middle English | alarme | — |
| 3 | Middle French | alarme | — |
| 4 | Italian | all'arme | a command to take up arms and be ready to fight: to arms! |
| 5 | Latin | arma | defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of... |
| 6 | Late Latin | armistitium | — |
| 7 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via English istic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | istic | — |