English Explanatory Dictionary

leftism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Belief in the principles of left-wing politics.

Word forms

leftism leftisms

Etymology

Etymology tree English left Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English leftism From left + -ism.

Derived words

anarcho-leftism Islamo-leftism regressive leftism ultraleftism
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