Where does “counterrevolutionaryism” come from?
counterrevolutionaryism (English) comes from English counterrevolutionary, 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.
counterrevolutionaryism (English): The activity or beliefs of a counterrevolutionary
Definitions
- The activity or beliefs of a counterrevolutionary
Ancestry of “counterrevolutionaryism”, step by step
counterrevolutionaryism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English counterrevolutionary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | counterrevolutionary | In opposition to a revolution; A person who... |
| 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 |
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 |