English
militarism
Militarism comes from French militaire ‘military, militaristic’, and goes back to Latin mīles ‘soldier’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmīles‘soldier’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmīlitāris
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600militaire‘military’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘military, militaristic’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentmilitarisme
- Englishtodaymilitarism
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmīles‘soldier’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmīlitāris
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600militaire‘military’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘military, militaristic’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentmilitarisme
- Englishtodaymilitarism
Equivalent to military + -ism
Every English word from Latin mīles
Today it means
noun An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin mīles / militarism