Where does “Dickensianism” come from?
Dickensianism (English) comes from English Dickensian, from English Dickens, from English Dicken, from English Dick, from English declaration, from Middle English declaration, from Old French declaration, from Latin declaratio — spring.
Dickensianism (English): An attitude or utterance characteristic of the English novelist Charles Dickens
Definitions
- An attitude or utterance characteristic of the English novelist Charles Dickens
Ancestry of “Dickensianism”, step by step
Dickensianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Dickensian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dickensian | Of or pertaining to Charles Dickens or,... |
| 2 | English | Dickens | notably borne by [[w:Charles Dickens |
| 3 | English | Dicken | — |
| 4 | English | Dick | A male person |
| 5 | English | declaration | A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion,... |
| 6 | Middle English | declaration | — |
| 7 | Old French | declaration | — |
| 8 | Latin | declaratio | The act of making clear; a disclosure,... |
| 9 | Latin | dēclārō | to declare or announce |
| 10 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 11 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 12 | Latin | verum | truly; even so; but; yet; however; still |
| 13 | Latin | vēr | spring |
| 14 | Latin | veror | — |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | wezor | spring |
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 |