Where does “unionist” come from?
Unionist derives from English union plus the suffix -ist, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European óynos meaning one.
unionist (English): Of or pertaining to unionism; An advocate or...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to unionism; An advocate or...
Ancestry of “unionist”, step by step
unionist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French unioniste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | unioniste | unionist; Unionist |
| 2 | French | Union | Legal matters: Legal contract or state in which... |
| 3 | Old French | union | unity, union |
| 4 | Late Latin | unio | oneness, unity; a unity, union; the number one,... |
| 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 |