Where does “gauchisme” come from?

gauchisme (Italian) comes from French gauchisme, 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.

gauchisme (Italian): leftism

Definitions

  1. leftism

Ancestry of “gauchisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgauchismeleftism. Most of the time, use by right wing, a...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel-