Where does “Defätismus” come from?
Defätismus (German) comes from French défaitisme, from Russian пораженчество, from Russian -ество́, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.
Defätismus (German): defeatism
Definitions
- defeatism
Ancestry of “Defätismus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | défaitisme | defeatism |
| 2 | Russian | пораженчество | defeatism |
| 3 | Russian | -ество́ | suffix appended to nouns and adjectives to create a neuter noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a relation, social status, scientific discipline, quality or state: -hood, -ness, -ity |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьstvo | Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition... |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -istwas | — |