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Where does “Gaianism” come from?

Gaianism (English) comes from English Gaian, from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Gaianism (English): a spiritual philosophy following the Gaia Theory...

Definitions

  1. a spiritual philosophy following the Gaia Theory...

Ancestry of “Gaianism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGaianOf or relating to Gaia; A radical Green who views...
2Englishān—
3Middle Englishān—
4Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
5Proto-West Germanicainone
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
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