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Where does “majoritarian” come from?

majoritarian (English) comes from English majority, from Middle French maiorité, from Medieval Latin maioritatem, from Latin maioritas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

majoritarian (English): Supporting the dominance of the majority over the...

Definitions

  1. Supporting the dominance of the majority over the...

Ancestry of “majoritarian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmajorityMore than half of some group; The difference...
2Middle Frenchmaioritémajority
3Medieval Latinmaioritatemaccusative singular of māiōritās
4Latinmaioritasmajority; superiority
5Latin-tās—
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
8Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “majoritarian”

  • majoritarianism
  • nonmajoritarian
  • antimajoritarian
  • antimajoritarianism
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