Where does “enclavism” come from?
enclavism (English) comes from English enclave, from French enclave, from Middle French enclave, from Old French enclaver, from Vulgar Latin inclavare, from Late Latin clavare, from Latin clāvus, from Proto-Italic klāwos — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
enclavism (English): The policy of dividing a territory into separate...
Definitions
- The policy of dividing a territory into separate...
Ancestry of “enclavism”, step by step
enclavism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enclave
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enclave | A political, cultural or social entity or part... |
| 2 | French | enclave | enclave |
| 3 | Middle French | enclave | enclave |
| 4 | Old French | enclaver | to inclose, lock in |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | inclavare | to lock in |
| 6 | Late Latin | clavare | present active infinitive of clāvō; to fasten... |
| 7 | Latin | clāvus | a nail (metal spike) |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | klāwos | capable of closing something |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
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 |