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Where does “revolutioniser” come from?

revolutioniser (English) comes from English revolutionise, from English revolution, from Middle English revolucion, from Old French revolucion, from Late Latin revolutio, from Latin revolvō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

revolutioniser (English): Alternative form of revolutionizer

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of revolutionizer

Ancestry of “revolutioniser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrevolutioniseTo change radically or significantly, as in a...
2EnglishrevolutionA political upheaval in a government or nation...
3Middle Englishrevolucion—
4Old Frenchrevolucionpassage; elapsing of time
5Late LatinrevolutioThe act of revolving; revolution
6Latinrevolvō—
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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