Where does “Millerism” come from?
Millerism (English) comes from English Miller, from Old English myllere, from Middle English mylnere, from Norwegian Nynorsk mylne, from Old Norse mylna, from Old English mylen, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu, from Latin molīna — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
Millerism (English): The religious beliefs of the Millerites
Definitions
- The religious beliefs of the Millerites
Ancestry of “Millerism”, step by step
Millerism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Miller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Miller | for a miller |
| 2 | Old English | myllere | — |
| 3 | Middle English | mylnere | miller mill operator |
| 4 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mylne | mill |
| 5 | Old Norse | mylna | — |
| 6 | Old English | mylen | mill |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *mulīnu | mill |
| 8 | Latin | molīna | — |
| 9 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
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 |