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Where does “expansionistic” come from?

expansionistic (English) comes from English expansionist, from English expansion, from French expansion, from Latin expansio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

expansionistic (English): Of, or pertaining to expansionism

Definitions

  1. Of, or pertaining to expansionism

Ancestry of “expansionistic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexpansionistOf or pertaining to expansionism; An advocate of...
2EnglishexpansionThe act or process of expanding; The fractional...
3Frenchexpansionexpansion
4Latinexpansioexpansion
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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