Where does “caudilloism” come from?
caudilloism (English) comes from English caudillo, from Spanish caudillo, from Old Spanish cabdiello, from Latin capitellum, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
caudilloism (English): Rule by a caudillo
Definitions
- Rule by a caudillo
Ancestry of “caudilloism”, step by step
caudilloism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English caudillo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | caudillo | A leader; A military dictator, especially one... |
| 2 | Spanish | caudillo | military leader, caudillo |
| 3 | Old Spanish | cabdiello | a military chief or leader |
| 4 | Latin | capitellum | small head; capital or chapiter of a column |
| 5 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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 |