Etymology

protofascist

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Today it means: Showing the beginnings of fascism. Full definition →

First used 20th c.
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From proto- + fascist.

First known use, by meaning

  • 20th c. Showing the beginnings of fascism.
  • 20th c. One whose beliefs resembled fascism before the founding of fascism in 1919.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.