Where does “Luciferianism” come from?
Luciferianism (English) comes from English Luciferian, from English Lucifer, from Middle English Lucifer, from Latin Lūcifer, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō — shiny, light brown.
Luciferianism (English): A belief system that venerates the essential characteristics identified with Lucifer
Definitions
- A belief system that venerates the essential characteristics identified with Lucifer
Ancestry of “Luciferianism”, step by step
Luciferianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Luciferian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Luciferian | An adherent of Luciferianism; One of the... |
| 2 | English | Lucifer | The planet Venus as the daystar (the morning star) |
| 3 | Middle English | Lucifer | Satan; the Devil; the supreme Christian figure of evil |
| 4 | Latin | Lūcifer | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
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 |