Where does “elitismo” come from?
elitismo (Portuguese) comes from French éthylisme, from French éthylique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
elitismo (Portuguese): elitism
Definitions
- elitism
Ancestry of “elitismo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | éthylisme | alcoholism |
| 2 | French | éthylique | ethyl; alcoholic |
| 3 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 4 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 5 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 6 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |