Where does “Foism” come from?
Foism (English) comes from English fo, from English folio, from Latin folio, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
Foism (English): Chinese Buddhism
Definitions
- Chinese Buddhism
Ancestry of “Foism”, step by step
Foism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fo | Abbreviation of folio., page and book size;... |
| 2 | English | folio | a leaf of a book or manuscript; A page of a book,... |
| 3 | Latin | folio | dative singular of folium; ablative singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
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 |