Etymology of the English word abolitionism
the English word
abolitionismderived from the English word
abolitionderived from the Latin word
abolitio (cancellation, annulment; withdrawal)
derived from the Latin word
abolitusderived from the Latin word
abolere (to destroy; destroy, efface, obliterate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*al-using the English suffix
-ismderived from the French suffix
-ismderived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
Derivations in other languages
Portuguese
abolicionismoUsage
Word found in Modern English
