Where does “militaristic” come from?
Militaristic derives from English militarist, English military, Latin militāris, and Latin mīles meaning soldier, tracing ultimately to Proto-Indo-European roots.
militaristic (English): Using the power of the military; Related to the...
Definitions
- Using the power of the military; Related to the...
Ancestry of “militaristic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | militarist | One who believes in the use of military force |
| 2 | English | military | Characteristic of members of the armed forces;... |
| 3 | Old French | militaire | — |
| 4 | Latin | mīlitāris | Of a soldier: soldierly; or of the military: martial |
| 5 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 6 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |