Where does “isolationism” come from?
Isolationism derives from English isolation, from French isolation and isolé, from Latin insula meaning island, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European en.
isolationism (English): A national policy of non-interaction with other...
Definitions
- A national policy of non-interaction with other...
Ancestry of “isolationism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | isolation | The state of being isolated, detached, or... |
| 2 | French | isolation | isolation; insulation |
| 3 | French | isoler | to isolate; to insulate |
| 4 | French | isolé | isolated; past participle of isoler; An... |
| 5 | Italian | isolato | isolated, secluded, cut off; remote, lonely;... |
| 6 | Latin | insulatus | made into an island |
| 7 | Latin | insulare | present active infinitive of īnsulō;... |
| 8 | Latin | Īnsula | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | enselā | — |