Where does “far-rightist” come from?
far-rightist (English) comes from English far right, from English right, from Middle English right, from Old English riht, from Proto-West Germanic reht, from Proto-Germanic rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
far-rightist (English): Someone who holds far-right views
Definitions
- Someone who holds far-right views
Ancestry of “far-rightist”, step by step
far-rightist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English far right
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | far right | The most right-wing or conservative part of a... |
| 2 | English | right | Straight, not bent; Of an angle, having a size of... |
| 3 | Middle English | right | A good deed, right action; A just or equitable... |
| 4 | Old English | riht | straight; right, true, correct; rightful,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | reht | straight; right, correct; morally upright, just |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |