Where does “Hibernianism” come from?
Hibernianism (English) comes from English Hibernian, from English Hibernia, from Latin Hibernia, from Latin Ivernia, from Ancient Greek Ἰ̄ουερνία, from Primitive Irish *Īweriū, from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū, from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon- — fat, milk.
Hibernianism (English): An idiom or mode of speech peculiar to the Irish
Definitions
- An idiom or mode of speech peculiar to the Irish
Ancestry of “Hibernianism”, step by step
Hibernianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hibernian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hibernian | Of or pertaining to Ireland; Irish; An Irish... |
| 2 | English | Hibernia | A female personification of Ireland |
| 3 | Latin | Hibernia | Ireland |
| 4 | Latin | Ivernia | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰ̄ουερνία | Ireland |
| 6 | Primitive Irish | *Īweriū | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | Φīweryū | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | piHweryon- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |
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 |