Etymology of the English word pacifist
the English word
pacifistderived 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
