Where does “municipalism” come from?
municipalism (English) comes from English municipal, from French municipal, from Latin mūnicipālis, from Latin mūnicipium, from Latin mūniceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis — to seize, hold.
municipalism (English): The condition of being municipal
Definitions
- The condition of being municipal
Ancestry of “municipalism”, step by step
municipalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English municipal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | municipal | Of or pertaining to a municipality; Of or... |
| 2 | French | municipal | municipal |
| 3 | Latin | mūnicipālis | municipal |
| 4 | Latin | mūnicipium | township |
| 5 | Latin | mūniceps | citizen (of a municipium) |
| 6 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 7 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |