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
- Of, or pertaining to expansionism
Ancestry of “expansionistic”, step by step
expansionistic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English expansionist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | expansionist | Of or pertaining to expansionism; An advocate of... |
| 2 | English | expansion | The act or process of expanding; The fractional... |
| 3 | French | expansion | expansion |
| 4 | Latin | expansio | expansion |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |