Where does “disimperialism” come from?
disimperialism (English) comes from English Dis, from English disrespect, from English respect, from Middle English respect, from Old French respect, from Latin respectus, from Latin respiciō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
disimperialism (English): A dismantling of or movement away from imperialism
Definitions
- A dismantling of or movement away from imperialism
Ancestry of “disimperialism”, step by step
disimperialism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Dis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dis | Hades |
| 2 | English | disrespect | A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour;... |
| 3 | English | respect | an attitude of consideration or high regard; good... |
| 4 | Middle English | respect | — |
| 5 | Old French | respect | — |
| 6 | Latin | respectus | respected; looking back; regard, consideration,... |
| 7 | Latin | respiciō | to look behind, look back at or upon, look to, look around |
| 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 imperialism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imperialism | The policy of forcefully extending a nation's... |
| 2 | English | imperial | Related to an empire, emperor, or empress;... |
| 3 | Middle English | imperial | Imperial; related to or being of an empire or its... |
| 4 | Old French | imperial | — |
| 5 | Latin | imperiālis | of the empire or emperor, imperial |
| 6 | Latin | imperium | The empire, state, imperial government, realm,... |
| 7 | Latin | imperāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 9 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 10 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 13 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |