Where does “ultraleftist” come from?
ultraleftist (English) comes from English ultraleft, from English left, from Middle English left, from Middle English laft, from Old English læfd, from Old English lǣfan, from Frankish laibijan, from Proto-Germanic laibijaną — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
ultraleftist (English): A person of ultraleft politics
Definitions
- A person of ultraleft politics
Ancestry of “ultraleftist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ultraleft | Extremely left-wing |
| 2 | English | left | The opposite of right; toward the west when one... |
| 3 | Middle English | left | — |
| 4 | Middle English | laft | past participle of leave |
| 5 | Old English | læfd | — |
| 6 | Old English | lǣfan | to leave |
| 7 | Frankish | laibijan | to leave; to leave behind |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | laibijaną | to leave behind, to leave remaining |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |