English
pacifism
Pacifism comes from French pacifique ‘pacific’, from Latin pācificus ‘peace making’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- ‘to join, to attach’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₂ḱ-‘to join, to attach’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*péh₂ḱ-s‘peace’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pāks‘peace’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpāx‘peace’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpācificus‘peace making’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpacifique‘pacific’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentpacifisme
- Englishearliest quotation 1931pacifism
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₂ḱ-‘to join, to attach’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*péh₂ḱ-s‘peace’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pāks‘peace’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpāx‘peace’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpācificus‘peace making’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpacifique‘pacific’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentpacifisme
- Englishearliest quotation 1931pacifism
Earliest quotation: 1931, Albert Einstein: “I am not only a pacifist but a militant…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- ‘to join, to attach’
fair, fang, fay, pact, gaffe, 9 more
through Latin pāx ‘peace’
Today it means
noun The support of peace, specifically: The conviction that it is morally wrong to settle disputes (especially between countries) by war or other violent means.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- / pacifism