Where does “Dreyfusism” come from?
Dreyfusism (English) comes from French Dreyfus, from German Dreifuß, from German fuß, from Middle High German vuoȥ, from Old High German fuoȥ, from Proto-West Germanic fōt, from Proto-Germanic fōts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
Dreyfusism (English): Support for Alfred Dreyfus in the Dreyfus Affair
Definitions
- Support for Alfred Dreyfus in the Dreyfus Affair
Ancestry of “Dreyfusism”, step by step
Dreyfusism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French Dreyfus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Dreyfus | — |
| 2 | German | Dreifuß | tripod |
| 3 | German | fuß | foot |
| 4 | Middle High German | vuoȥ | a foot |
| 5 | Old High German | fuoȥ | foot |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fōt | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
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 |