English
independentista
Independentista comes from Spanish independentista ‘that desires independence’.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentindependentista‘that desires independence’
- Englishearliest quotation 2019same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Spanishc. 1500–presentindependentista‘that desires independence’
- Englishearliest quotation 2019same form
Earliest quotation: 2019, Darren Loucaides, Barcelona Burning: “Javier Astudillo Ruiz, from Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona,…”
Every English word from Spanish independentista
Today it means
noun A supporter or advocate for the political independence of some region (especially a Spanish- or Catalan-speaking region); an independentist.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish independentista / independentista