Where does “lumpenism” come from?
lumpenism (English) comes from English lumpen, from German Lumpenproletariat, from German Proletariat, from French prolétariat, from French prolétaire, from Latin prōlētārius, from Latin prōlēs, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
lumpenism (English): lumpen beliefs or behaviour
Definitions
- lumpen beliefs or behaviour
Ancestry of “lumpenism”, step by step
lumpenism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lumpen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lumpen | Of or relating to social outcasts; Of or relating... |
| 2 | German | Lumpenproletariat | lumpenproletariat |
| 3 | German | Proletariat | proletariat |
| 4 | French | prolétariat | proletariat |
| 5 | French | prolétaire | proletarian |
| 6 | Latin | prōlētārius | belonging to the lowest class of citizens, who, lacking property, contributed to the State with their offspring instead |
| 7 | Latin | prōlēs | offspring, children, progeny, descendants, a line of descendants, family, race |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |