Where does “exterminationism” come from?
exterminationism (English) comes from English extermination, from Middle French extermination, from Latin exterminatio, from Latin exterminō, from Latin terminō, from Latin Terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — boundary, end.
exterminationism (English): A policy of exterminating an ethnic group
Definitions
- A policy of exterminating an ethnic group
Ancestry of “exterminationism”, step by step
exterminationism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English extermination
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extermination | The act of exterminating; total destruction or... |
| 2 | Middle French | extermination | — |
| 3 | Latin | exterminatio | destruction; banishment |
| 4 | Latin | exterminō | to expel, exile or banish |
| 5 | Latin | terminō | to mark off by boundaries, set bounds to; bound, limit |
| 6 | Latin | Terminus | the deity presiding over boundaries; a personification of the term terminus |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 8 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 9 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |
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 |