Where does “defètist” come from?

defètist (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French défaitiste, from Russian пораженец, from Russian пораже́ние — defeat.

Ancestry of “defètist”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	défaitiste	defeatist
2	Russian	пораженец	defeatist
3	Russian	пораже́ние	defeat

Words derived from “defètist”

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