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Where does “minoritarian” come from?

minoritarian (English) comes from English minority, from Middle French minorité, from Latin minōritās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

minoritarian (English): of, or related to minoritarianism; one who is in...

Definitions

  1. of, or related to minoritarianism; one who is in...

Ancestry of “minoritarian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishminorityThe state of being a minor; youth, the period of...
2Middle Frenchminorité—
3Latinminōritās—
4Latin-tās—
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “minoritarian”

  • minoritarianism
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