Where does “Arminianism” come from?
Arminianism derives from English Arminian plus the suffix -ισμός from Ancient Greek, which combines -μός from Ancient Greek with a Proto-Indo-European suffix -mós denoting a state or condition.
Arminianism (English): A school of thought within Protestantism based on...
Definitions
- A school of thought within Protestantism based on...
Ancestry of “Arminianism”, step by step
Arminianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Arminian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Arminian | A person who follows the religious philosophy... |
| 2 | Dutch | arminiaan | Arminian, especially a Remonstrant |
| 3 | Dutch | aan | on; to; on, being operative |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | āne | on, on top of |
| 5 | Old Dutch | āna | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |