Where does “Privatismus” come from?

Privatismus (German) comes from German privat, from Latin prīvātus, from Latin prīvō, from French ferriprive, from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er.

Privatismus (German): privatism; a tendency to retreat to the private

Definitions

  1. privatism; a tendency to retreat to the private

Ancestry of “Privatismus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanprivatprivate
2Latinprīvātusbereaved, deprived, robbed or stripped of something, having been deprived of something
3Latinprīvōto bereave, deprive, rob or strip of something
4FrenchferripriveSuffering from a deficiency of iron
5Latinferrumiron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash
6Cornish-erForms masculine agent nouns
7English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
8Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
9Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
10Latin-ārefirst conjugation
11Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
12Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
13Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
14Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé-
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