Where does “latifundism” come from?
latifundism (English) comes from English latifundium, from Latin lātifundium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
latifundism (English): Agriculture dominated by large estates
Definitions
- Agriculture dominated by large estates
Ancestry of “latifundism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | latifundium | A great landed estate with absentee ownership and... |
| 2 | Latin | lātifundium | great landed estate, large farm |
| 3 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |