Where does “expansionist” come from?
Expansionist derives from English expansion with the Latin suffix -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, related to Ancient Greek -ίζω, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -idyé-.
expansionist (English): Of or pertaining to expansionism; An advocate of...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to expansionism; An advocate of...
Ancestry of “expansionist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | expansion | The act or process of expanding; The fractional... |
| 2 | French | expansion | expansion |
| 3 | Latin | expansio | expansion |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |