Where does “semiproletariat” come from?
semiproletariat (English) comes from English proletariat, from French prolétariat, from French prolétaire, from Latin prōlētārius, from Latin prōlēs, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
semiproletariat (English): The class of marginalized workers who lack...
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- The class of marginalized workers who lack...
Ancestry of “semiproletariat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | proletariat | The working class or lower class; The wage... |
| 2 | French | prolétariat | proletariat |
| 3 | French | prolétaire | proletarian |
| 4 | Latin | prōlētārius | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōlēs | — |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |