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Where does “expulsionism” come from?

expulsionism (English) comes from English expulsion, from Middle English expulsioun, from Old French expulsion, from Latin expulsio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

expulsionism (English): The belief that foreigners should be expelled

Definitions

  1. The belief that foreigners should be expelled

Ancestry of “expulsionism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexpulsionThe act of expelling or the state of being...
2Middle Englishexpulsioun—
3Old Frenchexpulsion—
4Latinexpulsioexpulsion
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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