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Where does “plébiscite” come from?

plébiscite (French) comes from Latin plēbiscītum, from Latin scitum, from Latin sciō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

plébiscite (French): plebiscite; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. plebiscite; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “plébiscite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplēbiscītum—
2LatinscitumA resolution of a popular governing body;...
3Latinsciō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
5Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “plébiscite”

  • plébiscitaire
  • plébisciter
  • Plebiszit
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