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DictionaryRoot: -io
Latin

-io

an action, process, or result

Forms

  • -io
  • -ion- — The longer form used before Latin endings.
  • -ion — The form carried into many English nouns.

Origin

An old Latin noun ending, inherited from earlier Indo-European word formation.

Note

The ending can name both an activity and what that activity produces.

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Editorial still life of customs barrier stopping incoming shipping crates at a border gate while domestic workshop behind barrier continues producing identical unbranded shoes; tiny raised-duty coin pile beside stopped crate makes trade restriction clear.
adjective / noun

protectionist

pruh-TEK-shuh-nist/prəˈtekʃənɪst/

Favoring trade policies that shield domestic industries from foreign competition.

Etymology
proLatinbefore, forward; on behalf of
+tectLatincover
+ionLatinan action, process, or result
+istFrencha practitioner, specialist, or supporter

The image of covering or shielding was applied to domestic industries sheltered from foreign competition by tariffs. The adjective describes support for that economic policy.

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