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Where does “federationist” come from?

federationist (English) comes from English federation, from French Fédération, from Latin foederatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

federationist (English): An advocate of federationism

Definitions

  1. An advocate of federationism

Ancestry of “federationist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfederationAct of joining together into a single political...
2FrenchFédération—
3Latinfoederatiofederation, treaty
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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