Etymology

crypto-revisionism

Today it means: The political use of historical revisionism. Full definition →

English revisionism ← Middle English visioun ← Anglo-Norman visioun
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  1. Ancient Greekκρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō)
  2. Ancient Greekκρῠπτός (krŭptós)
  3. Englishcrypto-
  4. Proto-Italic*wre-
  5. Latinre-
  6. Old Frenchre-
  7. Middle Englishre-
  8. Englishre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*widtós
  11. Proto-Italic*wissos
  12. Latinvīsus
  13. Latinvīsiō
  14. Anglo-Normanvisioun
  15. Middle Englishvisioun
  16. Englishvision
  17. Englishrevision
  18. Englishrevisionism
  19. English todaycrypto-revisionism

From crypto- + revisionism.

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