Where does “laissez-faireism” come from?
laissez-faireism (English) comes from English laissez-faire, from English laissez faire, from French laisser faire, from French faire, from Middle French faire, from Old French faire, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium.
laissez-faireism (English): The policy of laissez faire
Definitions
- The policy of laissez faire
Ancestry of “laissez-faireism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | laissez-faire | Alternative form of laissez faire |
| 2 | English | laissez faire | A policy of governmental non-interference in... |
| 3 | French | laisser faire | Let someone do as they please; To not intervene;... |
| 4 | French | faire | to do |
| 5 | Middle French | faire | to do; to make; to choose; to elect |
| 6 | Old French | faire | to do |
| 7 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 8 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 9 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 10 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |