Where does “glasnostic” come from?
glasnostic (English) comes from English glasnost, from Russian гла́сность, from Russian -ость, from Proto-Slavic -ostь — Used with adjectival stems to form abstract...
glasnostic (English): Relating to glasnost
Ancestry of “glasnostic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | glasnost | 1980s and early 1990s policy of the Soviet Union... |
| 2 | Russian | гла́сность | openness; publicity |
| 3 | Russian | -ость | -ness, -ity |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ostь | Used with adjectival stems to form abstract... |