Where does “separatistic” come from?
separatistic (English) comes from English separatist, from English separate, from Middle English separat, from Latin sēparātus, from Latin sēparō, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
separatistic (English): Of or pertaining to separatists; schismatical
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to separatists; schismatical
Ancestry of “separatistic”, step by step
separatistic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English separatist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | separatist | Someone who advocates separation from the... |
| 2 | English | separate | To divide (a thing) into separate parts |
| 3 | Middle English | separat | — |
| 4 | Latin | sēparātus | divided |
| 5 | Latin | sēparō | to divide, separate |
| 6 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 7 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 10 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |