Where does “separatism” come from?
Separatism comes from English separate, derived from Ancient Greek -ισμός, Latin separare, Latin parare meaning to prepare or arrange, Latin par meaning equal, and Proto-Indo-European per and swoyos.
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Ancestry of “separatism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | separate | To divide (a thing) into separate parts |
| 2 | Middle English | separat | — |
| 3 | Latin | sēparātus | divided |
| 4 | Latin | sēparō | to divide, separate |
| 5 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 6 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 9 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |