Where does “Jewitchery” come from?
Jewitchery (English) comes from English witchery, from English -ery, from French -erie, from Old French -erie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Jewitchery (English): Jewish neopaganism
Definitions
- Jewish neopaganism
Ancestry of “Jewitchery”, step by step
Jewitchery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English witchery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | witchery | Witchcraft; An act of witchcraft; Allure, charm,... |
| 2 | English | -ery | Added to nouns to form other nouns meaning the... |
| 3 | French | -erie | denoting a shop selling a certain product;... |
| 4 | Old French | -erie | used to form feminine nouns |
| 5 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English Jew
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Jew | An adherent of Judaism; A member or descendent of... |
| 2 | Middle English | Jew | Jew; Israelite |
| 3 | Old French | juiu | Alternative form of Giu |
| 4 | Latin | Iūdaeus | Jewish, of or pertaining to the Jewish people |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδαῖος | Jew or Judean |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδά | Judah |
| 7 | Hebrew | יְהוּדָה | Judas; Judah, Judas |