Where does “unionism” come from?
Unionism derives from English union plus the suffix -ism, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European óynos meaning one, via Latin -io and Ancient Greek -μός and -ισμός.
unionism (English): The support of advocacy of a union, especially of...
Definitions
- The support of advocacy of a union, especially of...
Ancestry of “unionism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Union | The 0-10-2 locomotive wheel arrangement |
| 2 | English | onion | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice |
| 3 | Middle English | onyoun | The onion plant |
| 4 | Old French | oignon | onion |
| 5 | Latin | ūniō | a unity, union |
| 6 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |