Etymology

federalism

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Today it means: A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority. Full definition →

French fédéralisme ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin foedus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeydʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeydʰós
  3. Proto-Italic*feiðos
  4. Latinfoedus
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. Frenchfédéral
  8. Frenchfédéralisme
  9. English todayfederalism

From French fédéralisme. By surface analysis, federal + -ism.

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