Etymology

ethnonationalism

Today it means: A type of nationalism which defines the nation in terms of a shared ethnicity. Full definition →

English nationalism ← Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos) ← Proto-Hellenic *séswōtʰa
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*swe-dʰh₁-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*séswōtʰa
  5. Ancient Greekἔθω (éthō)
  6. Ancient Greekἔθνος (éthnos)
  7. Englishethno-
  8. Englishnationalism
  9. English todayethnonationalism

From ethno- + nationalism.

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