Where does “horizontalism” come from?
horizontalism (English) comes from English horizontal, from Middle French horizontal, from Latin horizōn, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων, from Ancient Greek ὅρος, from Proto-Hellenic wórwos, from Proto-Indo-European werw-.
horizontalism (English): A political or social theory or system that...
Definitions
- A political or social theory or system that...
Ancestry of “horizontalism”, step by step
horizontalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English horizontal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | horizontal | perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the... |
| 2 | Middle French | horizontal | — |
| 3 | Latin | horizōn | horizon |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὁρίζων | horizon |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὅρος | boundary, limit, frontier, landmark; marking... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wórwos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werw- | — |
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 |