Where does “segregationalism” come from?

segregationalism (English) comes from English segregational, from English segregation, from Latin segregatio, from Latin sēgregō, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

segregationalism (English): Segregationism; the support or practice of...

Definitions

  1. Segregationism; the support or practice of...

Ancestry of “segregationalism”, step by step

segregationalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English segregational

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsegregationalOf or pertaining to segregation
2EnglishsegregationThe setting apart or separation of things or...
3Latinsegregatio
4Latinsēgregōto separate, divide
5Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
6Latinsexsix; 6
7Proto-Italicsekssix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via English ism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishismAn ideology, system of thought, or practice that...
2English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
3Latin-ismus-ism
4Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsEvery word from Latin sē-Every word from Proto-Italic seks
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