Where does “militarism” come from?

Militarism derives from French militarisme, formed from French militaire and the suffix French -isme, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -mós.

militarism (English): An ideology which claims that the military is the...

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	militarisme	militarism
2	French	militaire	military, militaristic; military
3	Middle French	militaire	military
4	Latin	mīlitāris	—
5	Latin	-āris	—
6	Latin	-ālis	—
7	Proto-Italic	-ālis	—

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