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Where does “fundamentalismo” come from?

fundamentalismo (Portuguese) comes from English fundamentalism, from English fundamental, from Latin fundāmentālis, from Latin fundāmentum, from Latin fundō, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.

fundamentalismo (Portuguese): fundamentalism

Definitions

  1. fundamentalism

Ancestry of “fundamentalismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfundamentalismThe tendency to reduce a religion to its most...
2EnglishfundamentalA leading or primary principle, rule, law, or...
3Latinfundāmentālis—
4Latinfundāmentum—
5Latinfundō—
6Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “fundamentalismo”

  • antifundamentalismo
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