Where does “Campbellism” come from?

Campbellism (English) comes from English Campbell, from Scottish Gaelic Caimbeul, from Scottish Gaelic cam, from Old Irish camm, from French Caen, from Proto-Celtic kagyom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Campbellism (English): The Restoration Movement

Definitions

  1. The Restoration Movement

Ancestry of “Campbellism”, step by step

Campbellism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Campbell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCampbellA British breed of domestic duck developed at Uley, in Gloucestershire, England, at the turn of the 20th century
2Scottish GaelicCaimbeul"wry-mouthed"
3Scottish Gaeliccamcrooked, askew
4Old Irishcammcrooked, bent, curved, twisted; wavy, curly
5FrenchCaen
6Proto-Celtickagyompen, enclosure
7Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via English ism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishismAn ideology, system of thought, or practice that...
2English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
3Latin-ismus-ism
4Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyómEvery word from Proto-Celtic kagyom
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