Etymology

neofascist

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to neofascism. Full definition →

English fascist ← Italian fascista ← Latin fascis
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nu
  2. Proto-Indo-European*néwos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*néwos
  4. Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
  5. Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
  6. Englishneo-
  7. Latinfascis
  8. Italianfascio
  9. Italianfascista
  10. Englishfascist
  11. English todayneofascist

From neo- + fascist.

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