Where does “Parsiism” come from?
Parsiism (English) comes from English Parsi, from Classical Persian پَارْسِی, from Persian پارس, from French paris, from French patrice, from Latin Pātricius, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus — -y, -ic.
Parsiism (English): The religion and customs of the Parsis
Definitions
- The religion and customs of the Parsis
Ancestry of “Parsiism”, step by step
Parsiism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Parsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Parsi | A member of the larger of the two Zoroastrian... |
| 2 | Classical Persian | پَارْسِی | — |
| 3 | Persian | پارس | Persian; a pard; an animal smaller than a leopard... |
| 4 | French | paris | plural of pari |
| 5 | French | patrice | patrician |
| 6 | Latin | Pātricius | patrician, noble |
| 7 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 8 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
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 |