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Where does “antiradicalism” come from?

antiradicalism (English) comes from English radicalism, from French radicalisme, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

antiradicalism (English): Opposition to radical ideologies

Definitions

  1. Opposition to radical ideologies

Ancestry of “antiradicalism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishradicalismAny of various radical social or political...
2Frenchradicalismeradicalism
3French-ïsme-ism, variant of -isme following vowels
4Latin-ismaAlternative form of -ismus; -ism
5Latin-ismus-ism
6Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
7Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
8Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
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