Where does “Doricism” come from?
Doricism (English) comes from English Doric, from Ancient Greek Δωρικός, from Ancient Greek Δῶρος, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
Doricism (English): A Doric Greek phrase or style
Definitions
- A Doric Greek phrase or style
Ancestry of “Doricism”, step by step
Doricism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Doric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Doric | Relating to the region of Doris in Asia Minor;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Δωρικός | Doric, Dorian |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Δῶρος | Dorus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δῶρον | gift; hand's width |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | dṓron | gift |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃rom | gift |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
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 |