Etymology of the English word fascism
the English word
fascismderived from the Italian word
fascismoderived from the Italian word
fascioderived from the Late Latin word
fasciumderived from the Latin word
fascis (bundle; bundle; faggot; bundles of rods; power, office of magistrate; bundle)
Date
The earliest known usage of fascism in English dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in English
neofascismCognates
Dutch
fascisme, French
fascisme, German
Faschismus, Icelandic
fasismi, Swedish
fascismUsage
Word found in Modern English
