Where does “Athanasianism” come from?
Athanasianism (English) comes from English Athanasian, from English Athanasius, from Latin Athanasius, from Ancient Greek ἀθανάσιος, from Ancient Greek ἀθάνατος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
Athanasianism (English): Support for the Athanasian Creed
Definitions
- Support for the Athanasian Creed
Ancestry of “Athanasianism”, step by step
Athanasianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Athanasian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Athanasian | Of or relating to Athanasius of Alexandria |
| 2 | English | Athanasius | — |
| 3 | Latin | Athanasius | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀθανάσιος | immortal |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀθάνατος | undying, immortal; everlasting, perpetual;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
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 |