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Where does “minoritarianism” come from?

minoritarianism (English) comes from English minoritarian, 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.

minoritarianism (English): A political structure or process in which a...

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  1. A political structure or process in which a...

Ancestry of “minoritarianism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishminoritarianof, or related to minoritarianism; one who is in...
2EnglishminorityThe state of being a minor; youth, the period of...
3Middle Frenchminorité—
4Latinminōritās—
5Latin-tās—
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
8Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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