Etymology

autonomism

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Today it means: A set of anti-authoritarian left-wing political and social movements originating from Italy in the 1960s. Full definition →

English autonomy ← Ancient Greek αὐτονομῐ́ᾱ (autonomĭ́ā)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekαὐτόνομος (autónomos)
  2. Ancient Greekαὐτονομῐ́ᾱ (autonomĭ́ā)
  3. Englishautonomy
  4. English todayautonomism

From autonomy + -ism.

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