Etymology

Islamofascist

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Today it means: A Muslim fundamentalist. Full definition →

English fascist ← Italian fascista ← Latin fascis
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The story

  1. Arabicأَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama)
  2. Arabicإِسْلَام (ʔislām)
  3. EnglishIslam
  4. EnglishIslamo-
  5. Latinfascis
  6. Italianfascio
  7. Italianfascista
  8. Englishfascist
  9. English todayIslamofascist

From Islamo- + fascist.

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