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Where does “vandalisme” come from?

vandalisme (French) comes from French Vandale, from Latin Vandalus, from Proto-Germanic wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

vandalisme (French): vandalism

Definitions

  1. vandalism

Ancestry of “vandalisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchVandaleVandal
2LatinVandalusVandal
3Proto-Germanicwandilazwanderer; Vandal; Vendil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-eh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “vandalisme”

  • vandalism
  • cybervandalism
  • antivandalism
  • vandalismus
  • vandalismo
  • вандализм
  • Vandalismus
  • vandalisme
  • vandalizmus
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