Where does “banditism” come from?
banditism (English) comes from English bandit, from Italian bandito, from Italian bandire, from Latin bannio, from Frankish bannijan, from Proto-Germanic bannaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
banditism (English): Banditry
Definitions
- Banditry
Ancestry of “banditism”, step by step
banditism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bandit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bandit | One who robs others in a lawless area, especially... |
| 2 | Italian | bandito | bandit, outlaw; past participle of bandire |
| 3 | Italian | bandire | to announce; to ban; to banish |
| 4 | Latin | bannio | I proclaim; I proscribe |
| 5 | Frankish | bannijan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bannaną | to proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |