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Where does “Anglicanism” come from?

Anglicanism derives from Anglican, from Latin anglicus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός and Proto-Indo-European -mós, suffix-formations denoting a practice or system.

Anglicanism (English): The beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church;...

Definitions

  1. The beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church;...

Ancestry of “Anglicanism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAnglicanrelating to the Church of England, or one of...
2Medieval Latinanglicanus—
3Latinanglicusan Englishman; English
4Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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