Where does “Hamitism” come from?
Hamitism (English) comes from English hamite, from English Ham, from Middle English ham, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
Hamitism (English): The quality or state of being Hamitic
Definitions
- The quality or state of being Hamitic
Ancestry of “Hamitism”, step by step
Hamitism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hamite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hamite | Any member of the Hamites |
| 2 | English | Ham | OS grid ref SX4657 |
| 3 | Middle English | ham | Alternative form of hem; Alternative form of hom;... |
| 4 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
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 |