Etymograph

English

Monroeism

From Monroe + -ism.

Formed from Monroe + -ism

Proto-Indo-European *mon- ‘man, human being’

Proto-Germanic *mann- ‘human, human being, person, individual’

Proto-West Germanic *mann ‘person, human, individual’

Old English mann ‘human being, person, man’

English Monroe

The story

The policy was named after US president James Monroe (1758–1831), who issued it in 1823.

Today it means

noun Synonym of Monroe Doctrine: the United States policy opposing European colonialism in the Americas beginning in 1823.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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