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Where does “anarquismo” come from?

anarquismo (Spanish) comes from Spanish anarquía, from Medieval Latin anarchia, from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία, from Ancient Greek ἀν-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ- — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

anarquismo (Spanish): anarchism

Definitions

  1. anarchism

Ancestry of “anarquismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishanarquíaanarchy; anarchism
2Medieval LatinanarchiaThe state of not having a ruler or leader;...
3Ancient Greekἀναρχίαlack of a leader; lawlessness, anarchy
4Ancient Greekἀν-Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;...
5Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
6Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
9Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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