Where does “Gilbertianism” come from?
Gilbertianism (English) comes from English Gilbertian, from English gilbert, from Old French Gilbert, from Proto-Germanic gīslaz, from Proto-Germanic berhtaz, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
Gilbertianism (English): The ludicrously comic style of the dramatist and librettist W. S. Gilbert
Definitions
- The ludicrously comic style of the dramatist and librettist W. S. Gilbert
Ancestry of “Gilbertianism”, step by step
Gilbertianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Gilbertian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gilbertian | Pertaining to, or in the style of the dramatist... |
| 2 | English | gilbert | The CGS unit of magnetomotive force equal to... |
| 3 | Old French | Gilbert | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gīslaz | hostage |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | berhtaz | bright, shining |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrabnaz | raven |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
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 |