Where does “Brunonianism” come from?
Brunonianism (English) comes from English Brunonian, from Latin Bruno, from Medieval Latin brunus, from Frankish brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.
Brunonianism (English): The Brunonian system of medicine
Definitions
- The Brunonian system of medicine
Ancestry of “Brunonianism”, step by step
Brunonianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Brunonian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Brunonian | Of or relating to John Brown (physician, born 1735), Scottish physician who taught that disease was caused by either excessive or inadequate stimulation |
| 2 | Latin | Bruno | any man named “Bruno”, a Bruno |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | brunus | brown, brunet |
| 4 | Frankish | brūn | brown, dark, shiny |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *brūn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brūnaz | brown |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
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 |