Question

The adjective militant comes from the same root. A militant reformer is one who fights for reforms; a militant campaign is one waged aggressively and with determination. The noun is militancy, and militant is also a noun for the person—“Sally is a militant in the Women’s Liberation movement.”

Accepted Answer

Militate derives from militis, one of the forms of the Latin noun meaning soldier or fighting man. war

知识	The adjective militant comes from the same root. A militant reformer is one who fights for reforms; a militant campaign is one waged aggressively and with determination. The noun is militancy, and militant is also a noun for the person—“Sally is a militant in the Women’s Liberation movement.”
拓展	Militate derives from militis, one of the forms of the Latin noun meaning soldier or fighting man.
举例	Military and militia also have their origin in militis.
《》	war
出处	Word Power Made Easy SESSION 22

Militant Noun Militis Adjective Root Reformer One Who Fights