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Where does “propagandistic” come from?

Propagandistic derives from English propaganda plus the English agent suffix -ist, ultimately from Latin -ista and Proto-Indo-European -idyéti meaning to spread or extend.

propagandistic (English): Having the characteristics of propaganda

Definitions

  1. Having the characteristics of propaganda

Ancestry of “propagandistic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpropagandistapropagandist
2Spanishpropagandapropaganda; advertisement
3New Latinpropāganda—
4LatinpropagoI propagate; I extend, enlarge, increase; set,...
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “propagandistic”

  • propagandistically
  • nonpropagandistic
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