Where does “legalitarianism” come from?
legalitarianism (English) comes from English legalitarian, from English egalitarian, from French égalitaire, from French égalité, from French égal, from Old French egal, from Latin aequālis, from Latin æquus — to speak, to sound out.
legalitarianism (English): The use of legislation as a means of bring about...
Definitions
- The use of legislation as a means of bring about...
Ancestry of “legalitarianism”, step by step
legalitarianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English legalitarian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | legalitarian | In favour of legislation as a means of bringing... |
| 2 | English | egalitarian | Characterized by social equality and equal rights... |
| 3 | French | égalitaire | egalitarian |
| 4 | French | égalité | equality; deuce; tie |
| 5 | French | égal | equal; indifferent, of no importance to |
| 6 | Old French | egal | — |
| 7 | Latin | aequālis | equal, like |
| 8 | Latin | æquus | equal |
| 9 | Latin | vocāre | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |