Where does “irredentism” come from?
irredentism (English) comes from English irredentist, from Italian irredentista, from Italian irredento, from Italian redento, from Latin redemptus, from Latin redimō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
irredentism (English): A nationalistic doctrine advocating the...
Definitions
- A nationalistic doctrine advocating the...
Ancestry of “irredentism”, step by step
irredentism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English irredentist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | irredentist | Someone who calls for the seizure or recovery of... |
| 2 | Italian | irredentista | irredentist |
| 3 | Italian | irredento | irredenta |
| 4 | Italian | redento | redeemed; masculine singular past participle of... |
| 5 | Latin | redemptus | repurchased; redeemed; atoned for |
| 6 | Latin | redimō | to buy back, repurchase, redeem |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |