Where does “etnocentrisme” come from?
etnocentrisme (Occitan) comes from French centrisme, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
etnocentrisme (Occitan): ethnocentrism
Definitions
- ethnocentrism
Ancestry of “etnocentrisme”, step by step
etnocentrisme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French centrisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | centrisme | centrism |
| 2 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 3 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 4 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
via Occitan etno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occitan | etno | — |