English
splittism
From split + -ism, a calque of Chinese 分裂主義／分裂主义 (fēnlièzhǔyì).
Formed from split + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *(s)pley- ‘to split, splice’
Proto-Germanic *splītaną
Proto-West Germanic *splītan ‘to split’
Proto-West Germanic *splittjan
Middle Dutch splitten ‘to split’
English split
Today it means
noun Political separatism, specifically the following of independent interests as opposed to central Communist party policy.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “splittism”. 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 / splittism