English
replacism
Replacism comes from French remplacisme, from remplacement ‘replacement’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλατεῖα1
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEplatea1
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400place1
- Frenchc. 1600–presentplace2‘place, square, plaza, piazza’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentplacer3‘to place’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentremplacer4‘to replace’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentremplacement5‘replacement’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentremplacisme6
- Englishtodayreplacism6
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, French place
- 2 Wiktionary, French placer
- 3 Wiktionary, French remplacer
- 4 Wiktionary, French remplacement
- 5 Wiktionary, French remplacisme
- 6 Wiktionary, English replacism
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλατεῖαWiktionary, French place
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEplateaWiktionary, French place
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400placeWiktionary, French place
- Frenchc. 1600–presentplaceWiktionary, French placer‘place, square, plaza, piazza’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentplacerWiktionary, French remplacer‘to place’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentremplacerWiktionary, French remplacement‘to replace’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentremplacementWiktionary, French remplacisme‘replacement’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentremplacismeWiktionary, English replacism
- EnglishtodayreplacismWiktionary, English replacism
Linked words
through Latin platea
through Old French place
through French place ‘place, square, plaza, piazza’
Today it means
noun The supposed ideology in favor of the Great Replacement.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “replacism”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for French place, French placer, French remplacer, French remplacement, French remplacisme. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πλατεῖα / replacism