English
Fordist
From Ford + -ist, named after American industrialist Henry Ford (1863–1947).
Formed from Ford + -ist
Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to fare, cross’
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Proto-Germanic *furduz
Proto-West Germanic *furdu
Old English ford
Middle English fōrd
English Ford
The story
From Ford + -ist, named after American industrialist Henry Ford (1863–1947).
Today it means
noun A proponent of the socioeconomic system of Fordism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Fordist