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Where does “hyperpartisan” come from?

hyperpartisan (English) comes from English partisan, from French partisan, from Italian partigiano, from Italian -igiano, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō — to turn.

hyperpartisan (English): Extremely partisan; extremely biased in favor of...

Definitions

  1. Extremely partisan; extremely biased in favor of...

Ancestry of “hyperpartisan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpartisanAn adherent to a party or faction; A fervent,...
2Frenchpartisansupporter, proponent, advocate; partisan,...
3Italianpartigianopartisan; a member of the Italian resistance...
4Italian-igiano—
5Latin-ensisOf or from
6Latinarvumfield; farm land
7Latincolō—
8Latinquelō—
9Proto-Italickʷelō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →