Where does “czarism” come from?
czarism (English) comes from English tsarism, from English tsar, from Russian царь, from Old East Slavic цьсарь, from Old East Slavic цѣсарь, from Proto-Slavic cěsařь, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar — hair.
czarism (English): Alternative spelling of tsarism
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of tsarism
Ancestry of “czarism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tsarism | A system of government ruled by a tsar |
| 2 | English | tsar | An emperor of Russia and of some South Slavic... |
| 3 | Russian | царь | tsar, Russian emperor; king |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | цьсарь | — |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | цѣсарь | emperor, king |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | cěsařь | emperor, king |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kaisaraz | emperor |
| 8 | Latin | Caesar | Julius Caesar; emperor |
| 9 | Latin | caesaries | or hair |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kéysero- | hair |