Where does “regionalist” come from?
Regionalist derives from English regional combined with the Latin suffix -ista, tracing through Ancient Greek -ιστής, Latin regio meaning territory or district, Latin -io, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- meaning to rule or direct.
regionalist (English): Of or pertaining to regionalism; An advocate of...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to regionalism; An advocate of...
Ancestry of “regionalist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | regional | Of, or pertaining to, a specific region or... |
| 2 | Middle French | régional | — |
| 3 | Latin | regionalis | Of or belonging to a region or province—regional,... |
| 4 | Latin | regiō | direction, line |
| 5 | Latin | Aemilia | — |
| 6 | Latin | aemulus | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | aimelos | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | aimos | imitation |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |