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Where does “bolshevism” come from?

bolshevism (English) comes from Russian большеви́зм, from Russian большинство́, from Russian большо́й, from Russian бо́льший, from Proto-Slavic *boľьjь, from Proto-Slavic slàva, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

bolshevism (English): Alternative letter-case form of Bolshevism

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Bolshevism

Ancestry of “bolshevism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбольшеви́змBolshevism
2Russianбольшинство́majority
3Russianбольшо́й—
4Russianбо́льший—
5Proto-Slavic*boľьjь—
6Proto-Slavicslàvafame; glory; glory, fame
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “bolshevism”

  • antibolshevism
  • anarcho-bolshevism
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