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
- of, or related to minoritarianism; one who is in...
Ancestry of “minoritarian”, step by step
minoritarian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English minority
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | minority | The state of being a minor; youth, the period of... |
| 2 | Middle French | minorité | — |
| 3 | Latin | minōritās | minority (age) |
| 4 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |