Where does “pseudo-fascism” come from?
pseudo-fascism (English) comes from English fascism, from French fascisme, from Italian fascismo, from Italian -ismo, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
pseudo-fascism (English): Politics that resemble fascism in some respects, but not in others
Definitions
- Politics that resemble fascism in some respects, but not in others
Ancestry of “pseudo-fascism”, step by step
pseudo-fascism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fascism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fascism | Any right-wing, authoritarian, nationalist... |
| 2 | French | fascisme | Fascism, an extreme-right totalitarian political... |
| 3 | Italian | fascismo | Fascism, fascism |
| 4 | Italian | -ismo | -ism |
| 5 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
via English pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |