Where does “legionarism” come from?
legionarism (Romanian) comes from Romanian legionar, from French légionnaire, from French légion, from Latin legiō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
legionarism (Romanian): the ideology of the Iron Guard
Definitions
- the ideology of the Iron Guard
Ancestry of “legionarism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | legionar | legionary |
| 2 | French | légionnaire | legionary |
| 3 | French | légion | legion |
| 4 | Latin | legiō | A legion |
| 5 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 6 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |