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Where does “interventionism” come from?

Interventionism derives from French interventionnisme, formed with the French suffix -isme from Latin -isma, ultimately tracing through Latin -tio and Latin venio to Proto-Indo-European gʷem-.

interventionism (English): The political practice of intervening in a...

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  1. The political practice of intervening in a...

Ancestry of “interventionism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchinterventionnismeinterventionism
2Frenchinterventionintervention
3Latininterventiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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