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Where does “bigotry” come from?

Bigotry comes from French bigoterie, derived from Middle French bigot, which combined an unknown root with the Latin agent suffix -arius, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -yós.

bigotry (English): Characteristic qualities of a bigot: intolerant...

Definitions

  1. Characteristic qualities of a bigot: intolerant...

Ancestry of “bigotry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbigoteriebigotry, sanctimoniousness
2French-eriedenoting a shop selling a certain product;...
3Old French-erieused to form feminine nouns
4Old French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “bigotry”

  • antibigotry
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