Where does “malcontentism” come from?
malcontentism (English) comes from English malcontent, from Middle French malcontent, from Middle French content, from Old French content, from Latin contentus, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
malcontentism (English): The attitude of a malcontent; rebellious disaffectedness
Definitions
- The attitude of a malcontent; rebellious disaffectedness
Ancestry of “malcontentism”, step by step
malcontentism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English malcontent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | malcontent | Dissatisfied with current conditions;... |
| 2 | Middle French | malcontent | unhappy |
| 3 | Middle French | content | happy; satisfied; content |
| 4 | Old French | content | — |
| 5 | Latin | contentus | stretched, strained, tense, tight, on the... |
| 6 | Latin | contineo | I hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;... |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
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 |