Where does “Dickensism” come from?
Dickensism (English) comes from English Dickens, from English Dicken, from English Dick, from English declaration, from Middle English declaration, from Old French declaration, from Latin declaratio, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
Ancestry of “Dickensism”, step by step
Dickensism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Dickens
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dickens | notably borne by [[w:Charles Dickens |
| 2 | English | Dicken | — |
| 3 | English | Dick | A male person |
| 4 | English | declaration | A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion,... |
| 5 | Middle English | declaration | — |
| 6 | Old French | declaration | — |
| 7 | Latin | declaratio | The act of making clear; a disclosure,... |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
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 |