Where does “lumpen” come from?
lumpen (English) comes from German Lumpenproletariat, from German Proletariat, from French prolétariat, from French prolétaire, from Latin prōlētārius, from Latin prōlēs, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
lumpen (English): Of or relating to social outcasts; Of or relating...
Definitions
- Of or relating to social outcasts; Of or relating...
Ancestry of “lumpen”, step by step
lumpen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Lumpenproletariat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lumpenproletariat | lumpenproletariat |
| 2 | German | Proletariat | proletariat |
| 3 | French | prolétariat | proletariat |
| 4 | French | prolétaire | proletarian |
| 5 | Latin | prōlētārius | belonging to the lowest class of citizens, who, lacking property, contributed to the State with their offspring instead |
| 6 | Latin | prōlēs | offspring, children, progeny, descendants, a line of descendants, family, race |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |