Where does “radicalism” come from?
Radicalism is derived from English radical, which combines Latin radix meaning root with the Latin suffix -alis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds.
radicalism (English): Any of various radical social or political...
Definitions
- Any of various radical social or political...
Ancestry of “radicalism”, step by step
radicalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French radicalisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | radicalisme | radicalism |
| 2 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 3 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 4 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |