Where does “secessionist” come from?
Secessionist derives from English secession, from Latin -ista (one who practices), from Latin -tio (act or process), from Latin cedō (to go, yield), and Latin suus (one's own), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European swé (self).
secessionist (English): A person who secedes or supports secession from a...
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- A person who secedes or supports secession from a...
Ancestry of “secessionist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | secession | The act of seceding |
| 2 | Latin | sēcessiō | — |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |