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Where does “traditionalist” come from?

Traditionalist comes from English tradition, which derives from Latin tradere meaning to hand down, ultimately from Latin do meaning to give.

traditionalist (English): A person who adheres to tradition, especially in...

Definitions

  1. A person who adheres to tradition, especially in...

Ancestry of “traditionalist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtraditionalOf, relating to, or derived from tradition;...
2Frenchtraditionneltraditional
3Frenchtraditiontradition; A type of baguette or French stick
4Middle Frenchtraditiondelivery; treason; fable; oral narrative
5Old Frenchtradiciondelivery
6Latintrāditiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “traditionalist”

  • traditionalistic
  • neotraditionalist
  • antitraditionalist
  • nontraditionalist
  • ultratraditionalist
  • traditionalistically
  • nontraditionalistic
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