Where does “big tentism” come from?
big tentism (English) comes from English big tent, from English tent, from Middle English tent, from Middle English attent, from Old French atente, from Latin attenta, from Latin attendere, from Latin attendo — in.
big tentism (English): The act of appealing to as many different groups, philosophies, and ideologies as possible
Definitions
- The act of appealing to as many different groups, philosophies, and ideologies as possible
Ancestry of “big tentism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | big tent | A group, philosophy, or social or political movement that encompasses or seeks to attract a broad range of constituents or members, or views |
| 2 | English | tent | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins,... |
| 3 | Middle English | tent | attention |
| 4 | Middle English | attent | attention |
| 5 | Old French | atente | attention, intention |
| 6 | Latin | attenta | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 7 | Latin | attendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 8 | Latin | attendo | I pay attention, attend; I direct or turn toward |
| 9 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 10 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 11 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 12 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |