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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...

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  1. A nationalistic doctrine advocating the...

Ancestry of “irredentism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishirredentistSomeone who calls for the seizure or recovery of...
2Italianirredentistairredentist
3Italianirredentoirredenta
4Italianredentoredeemed; masculine singular past participle of...
5Latinredemptusrepurchased; redeemed; atoned for
6Latinredimō—
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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