Where does “pacifist” come from?
Pacifist comes from French pacifiste, formed with the French suffix -iste from Latin -ista, which derives from Latin facio meaning "to make or do," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-.
pacifist (English): One who loves, supports, or favours peace; One...
Definitions
- One who loves, supports, or favours peace; One...
Ancestry of “pacifist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pacifiste | pacifist |
| 2 | French | Pacifique | Pacific |
| 3 | Latin | pācificus | peacemaking, pacific, peaceable |
| 4 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 5 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 7 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |