elitism

Questions

How do you pronounce elitism?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈliːtɪzəm/.

What does elitism mean?

The belief that a society or system should be run by an elite.

Where does elitism come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin ēligō Latin ēlēctus Vulgar Latin *exlectus? Old French eslitbor. Middle English elit English elite Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English elitism From elite + -ism. First attested in the 1930s.

How to pronounce elitism

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