Etymology of the English word federalism
the English word
federalismderived from the English word
federalderived from the Latin word
foedus (atrocious, beastly, shocking; bond, tie; contract, compact; promise; fearful, frightful, severe; foul; filthy, unclean; shameful, disgraceful; vile; treaty, league, formal agreement)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bheidh-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")
Cognates
Dutch
federalisme, French
fédéralisme, German
Föderalismus, Norwegian
foderal, Swedish
federalismUsage
Word found in Modern English
