Where does “counterrevolutionariness” come from?
counterrevolutionariness (English) comes from English revolutionariness, from English revolutionary, from English revolution, from Middle English revolucion, from Old French revolucion, from Late Latin revolutio, from Latin revolvō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
counterrevolutionariness (English): the state or quality of being counterrevolutionary
Definitions
- the state or quality of being counterrevolutionary
Ancestry of “counterrevolutionariness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | revolutionariness | The state or quality of being revolutionary |
| 2 | English | revolutionary | Of or pertaining to a revolution in government;... |
| 3 | English | revolution | A political upheaval in a government or nation... |
| 4 | Middle English | revolucion | — |
| 5 | Old French | revolucion | passage; elapsing of time |
| 6 | Late Latin | revolutio | The act of revolving; revolution |
| 7 | Latin | revolvō | to roll back; unroll, unwind; revolve, return |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |