Where does “destalinization” come from?
destalinization (English) comes from English Stalin, from Russian Ста́лин, from Russian сталь, from Dutch staal, from Middle Dutch stael, from Old French estal, from Middle Dutch stal, from Old Dutch stāl — to stand.
destalinization (English): The process, begun by Nikita Khrushchev, of...
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- The process, begun by Nikita Khrushchev, of...
Ancestry of “destalinization”, step by step
destalinization traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Stalin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Stalin | usually referring to the Georgian revolutionary and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU |
| 2 | Russian | Ста́лин | Stalin |
| 3 | Russian | сталь | steel |
| 4 | Dutch | staal | steel; sample |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | stael | — |
| 6 | Old French | estal | position, place, site; stall, stable |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | stal | standing; market stall; stable |
| 8 | Old Dutch | stāl | — |
| 9 | Old Dutch | stahal | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | stahlą | steel |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | stah- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | stāk- | stand, pole |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via English de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 2 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 3 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 4 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 5 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via English ization
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ization | — |