Where does “central bankism” come from?
central bankism (English) comes from English central bank, from English central, from Spanish central, from Latin centrālis, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.
central bankism (English): Support for regulation by a central bank
Definitions
- Support for regulation by a central bank
Ancestry of “central bankism”, step by step
central bankism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English central bank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | central bank | The principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union, which normally implements monetary objectives by controlling interest rates, issuing currency, managing the national debt, overseeing banking and financial activities, and regulating the supply of money |
| 2 | English | central | Being in the centre; Having or containing the... |
| 3 | Spanish | central | central; headquarter; center |
| 4 | Latin | centrālis | central, in the middle |
| 5 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |
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 |