Where does “fascist” come from?

Fascist comes from Italian fascista, formed with the Italian suffix -ista from Latin -ista, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European roots bʰask- and -idyé-.

fascist (English): Of or relating to fascism; Supporting the...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to fascism; Supporting the...

Ancestry of “fascist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfascistafascist; Fascist
2Italian-ista-ist
3Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
4Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tās

Words derived from “fascist

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās