Where does “fraternalism” come from?
fraternalism (English) comes from English fraternal, from Middle French fraternel, from Medieval Latin fraternalis, from Latin frāternus, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν — he, she.
fraternalism (English): fraternal policies or practices; brotherliness
Definitions
- fraternal policies or practices; brotherliness
Ancestry of “fraternalism”, step by step
fraternalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fraternal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fraternal | Of or pertaining to a brother or brothers |
| 2 | Middle French | fraternel | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | fraternalis | fraternal; Of or pertaining to a brother,... |
| 4 | Latin | frāternus | brotherly, fraternal |
| 5 | French | -iser | -ise/-ize |
| 6 | Old French | -iser | -ize |
| 7 | Latin | -izo | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |