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Where does “groupism” come from?

groupism (English) comes from English Group, from French groupe, from Italian gruppo, from Vulgar Latin cruppo, from Renaissance Latin grupus, from Proto-Germanic kruppaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

groupism (English): The habit or policy of associating in groups or...

Definitions

  1. The habit or policy of associating in groups or...

Ancestry of “groupism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGroup—
2Frenchgroupegroup
3Italiangruppogroup, cluster, party, team, covey; pack; peloton
4Vulgar Latincruppo—
5Renaissance Latingrupus—
6Proto-Germanickruppaza body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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