Where does “Benedictinism” come from?
Benedictinism (English) comes from English Benedictine, from French bénédictin, from Latin Benedictus, from Latin benedīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Benedictinism (English): The practices and beliefs of the Benedictine order
Definitions
- The practices and beliefs of the Benedictine order
Ancestry of “Benedictinism”, step by step
Benedictinism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Benedictine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Benedictine | A monk or nun belonging to the order founded by... |
| 2 | French | bénédictin | Benedictine |
| 3 | Latin | Benedictus | Benedict |
| 4 | Latin | benedīcō | to speak well of someone, commend |
| 5 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |