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Where does “revisionist” come from?

Revisionist comes from English revision, derived from Ancient Greek -ιστής and -ίζω, combined with Latin re- and -tio, ultimately tracing through Latin -io.

revisionist (English): Of or pertaining to revisionism; A proponent of...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to revisionism; A proponent of...

Ancestry of “revisionist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrevisionThe process of revising; A changed edition, or...
2Englishre-again, anew; a completive or intensification of...
3Middle Englishre-—
4Old Frenchre-re-
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “revisionist”

  • antirevisionist
  • nonrevisionist
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