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Where does “ultragauchiste” come from?

ultragauchiste (French) comes from French gauchiste, from French gauche, from French gauchir, from Middle French gauchir, from Old French gaucher, from Frankish walkan, from Proto-Germanic walkaną, from Proto-Indo-European wolg- — to see.

ultragauchiste (French): ultraleftist

Definitions

  1. ultraleftist

Ancestry of “ultragauchiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgauchisteleftist. Can be considered pejorative. Chiefly...
2Frenchgaucheleft; awkward, gawky; clumsy
3Frenchgauchirto dodge; to speak or act deceptively; to warp,...
4Middle Frenchgauchirto veer, turn
5Old Frenchgaucherto trample, walk clumsily
6Frankishwalkanto full, trample; to roll; to waulk, to full
7Proto-Germanicwalkanąto turn, wind, roll, toss; to wend, walk, wander;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwolg-to twist; turn; move; to turn, twist; to move
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
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