Where does “surrenderist” come from?
surrenderist (English) comes from English surrender, from Old French surrendre, from Old French sur-, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér.
surrenderist (English): One who follows a policy of surrenderism
Definitions
- One who follows a policy of surrenderism
Ancestry of “surrenderist”, step by step
surrenderist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English surrender
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | surrender | To give up into the power, control, or possession... |
| 2 | Old French | surrendre | to give up; to hand over |
| 3 | Old French | sur- | over, on top of |
| 4 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 5 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 6 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |