Etymograph

English

Hébertist

Hébertist comes from French hébertiste ‘following or supporting the ideas of Jacques…’, and goes back to Hébert.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentHébert
  2. French, derivedc. 1600–presenthébertiste‘following or supporting the ideas of Jacques Hébert (1757–1794)’
  3. EnglishtodayHébertist

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentHébert
  2. French, derivedc. 1600–presenthébertiste‘following or supporting the ideas of Jacques Hébert (1757–1794)’
  3. EnglishtodayHébertist

The story

Borrowed from French hébertiste, named after the populist journalist Jacques Hébert.

Every English word from French Hébert

Today it means

noun A member of a radical revolutionary political group that came to power during the Reign of Terror and played a significant role in the French Revolution.

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