Where does “Chanelism” come from?
Chanelism (English) comes from English Chanel, from French Chanel, from Old French chanel, from Latin canālis, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.
Chanelism (English): A hallmark of the fashion designer Coco Chanel
Definitions
- A hallmark of the fashion designer Coco Chanel
Ancestry of “Chanelism”, step by step
Chanelism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Chanel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Chanel | Chanel, the French fashion house |
| 2 | French | Chanel | — |
| 3 | Old French | chanel | Alternative form of chenel |
| 4 | Latin | canālis | a pipe, spout, channel, conduit |
| 5 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 7 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 8 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
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 |