Etymology

republicanism

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Today it means: The political ideology of being a citizen in a state as a republic under which the people hold popular sovereignty. Full definition →

English republican ← French républicain ← Middle French republique
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republicanism · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  3. Proto-Italic*reis
  4. Latinrēs
  5. Proto-Italic*poplos
  6. Old Latinpoplus
  7. Old Latinpoplicus
  8. Latinpūblicus
  9. Latinpūblica
  10. Latinrēspūblica
  11. Latinrēpūblicā
  12. Middle Frenchrepublique
  13. Englishrepublic
  14. Frenchrépublicain
  15. Englishrepublican
  16. English todayrepublicanism

From republican + -ism.

Republicanism · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  3. Proto-Italic*reis
  4. Latinrēs
  5. Proto-Italic*poplos
  6. Old Latinpoplus
  7. Old Latinpoplicus
  8. Latinpūblicus
  9. Latinpūblica
  10. Latinrēspūblica
  11. Latinrēpūblicā
  12. Middle Frenchrepublique
  13. Englishrepublic
  14. Frenchrépublicain
  15. Englishrepublican
  16. EnglishRepublican
  17. English todayRepublicanism

From Republican + -ism.

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