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Where does “republican” come from?

Republican comes from English republic, from Italian -ana, from Latin republica meaning "state," derived from Latin publicus meaning "public" and Latin populus meaning "people."

republican (English): Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of...

Definitions

  1. Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of...

Ancestry of “republican”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrepublicA state where sovereignty rests with the people...
2Middle Frenchrepubliquerepublic
3Latinrepublicaablative singular of rēspublica
4Latinrēspublica—
5Latinrēs—
6Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
7Latinvindicō—
8Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
9Latindīcō—
10Latin-tiō—
11Latindissertātiō—
12Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
13Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
14Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
15Latincalceusshoe
16Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
17Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “republican”

  • Republican
  • republicanism
  • antirepublican
  • unrepublican
  • republicanize
  • interrepublican
  • republicanist
  • intrarepublican
  • extrarepublican
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