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Where does “Plymouthism” come from?

Plymouthism (English) comes from English Plymouth, from English Plym, from French plume, from Italian piuma, from Spanish pluma, from Latin plūma, from Proto-Italic plouksmā, from Proto-Indo-European plúnksneh₂ — to fly, flow, run.

Plymouthism (English): The beliefs of the Plymouth Brethren, a...

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Ancestry of “Plymouthism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPlymouthAn automobile of the make "Plymouth"
2EnglishPlym—
3Frenchplumefeather; quill; nib, the writing end of a...
4Italianpiumafeather, plume; down; plumage
5Spanishplumafeather; pen, fountain pen; ballpoint pen
6Latinplūma—
7Proto-Italicplouksmā—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplúnksneh₂feather
9Proto-Indo-Europeanplú-n-k-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
11Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
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