Where does “ethnosectarianism” come from?
ethnosectarianism (English) comes from English ethnosectarian, from English sectarian, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta, from Latin sequi, from Latin sequor — to follow; to see; to say.
ethnosectarianism (English): beliefs and policies generally
Definitions
- beliefs and policies generally
Ancestry of “ethnosectarianism”, step by step
ethnosectarianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ethnosectarian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ethnosectarian | Being both sectarian and specific to ethnic... |
| 2 | English | sectarian | Of, or relating to a sect; Dogmatic or partisan;... |
| 3 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 4 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 5 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 6 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 7 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 8 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
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 |