Etymology of the English word pacifism
the English word
pacifismderived from the French word
pacifismederived from the French word
pacifiquederived from the Latin word
pacificus (making or tending to make peace)
derived from the Latin word
pax (peace; harmony)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pag-using the Late Latin suffix
-ficusderived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-Cognates
Dutch
pacifisme, French
pacifisme, German
Pazifismus, Norwegian
pasifisme, Swedish
pacifismUsage
Word found in Modern English
