Where does “metaconstitutionalism” come from?
metaconstitutionalism (English) comes from English metaconstitutional, from English constitutional, from English constitution, from Middle English constitucioun, from Old French constitucion, from Latin cōnstitūtiō, from Latin cōnstituō, from Latin cōn- — resin.
metaconstitutionalism (English): Philosophical belief in government using a metaconstitution
Definitions
- Philosophical belief in government using a metaconstitution
Ancestry of “metaconstitutionalism”, step by step
metaconstitutionalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English metaconstitutional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metaconstitutional | Relating to a metaconstitution |
| 2 | English | constitutional | Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution or... |
| 3 | English | constitution | The act, or process of setting something up, or... |
| 4 | Middle English | constitucioun | An ecclesiastical decree or rule, especially one... |
| 5 | Old French | constitucion | constitution |
| 6 | Latin | cōnstitūtiō | a constitution, disposition, nature, character |
| 7 | Latin | cōnstituō | to place, put, locate, lay |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
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 |