Where does “labourist” come from?
labourist (English) comes from English Labour, from Middle English labouren, from Old French laborer, from Latin labōrō, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb — fox.
labourist (English): Alternative form of laborist
Definitions
- Alternative form of laborist
Ancestry of “labourist”, step by step
labourist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Labour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Labour | the Labour Party |
| 2 | Middle English | labouren | — |
| 3 | Old French | laborer | to work; to labor |
| 4 | Latin | labōrō | to toil, labor, work |
| 5 | Latin | lābor | work |
| 6 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 7 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 8 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |