Where does “nullificationist” come from?
nullificationist (English) comes from English ist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
nullificationist (English): One who believes that individual states of the United States should be able to exempt themselves selectively from federal laws
Definitions
- One who believes that individual states of the United States should be able to exempt themselves selectively from federal laws
Ancestry of “nullificationist”, step by step
nullificationist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
via English nullification
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nullification | The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no... |
| 2 | English | null | A non-existent or empty value or set of values;... |
| 3 | Middle French | nul | nobody; no one; none |
| 4 | Old French | nul | nobody; no one; none |
| 5 | Latin | nūllus | no one, none, not any, nothing |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |