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Where does “pacifism” come from?

Pacifism derives from French pacifisme, combining Latin pacificus (peaceful) with French -isme from Latin -isma, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root dʰeh₁- meaning to put or place.

pacifism (English): The conviction that it is morally wrong to settle...

Definitions

  1. The conviction that it is morally wrong to settle...

Ancestry of “pacifism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpacifismepacifism
2FrenchPacifique—
3Latinpācificus—
4Latinfaciō—
5Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
6Latin-tōrius—
7Latin-tor-er
8Proto-Italic-tōr—
9Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
10Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “pacifism”

  • antipacifism
  • anarcho-pacifism
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