Where does “Rousseauism” come from?
Rousseauism (English) comes from English Rousseau, from French rousseau, from French roux, from Old French ros, from Latin russus, from Latin Russia, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
Rousseauism (English): Belief in Jean-Jacques Rousseau's philosophies
Definitions
- Belief in Jean-Jacques Rousseau's philosophies
Ancestry of “Rousseauism”, step by step
Rousseauism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Rousseau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Rousseau | Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), Genevan philosopher |
| 2 | French | rousseau | redhead |
| 3 | French | roux | russet; ginger; redhead |
| 4 | Old French | ros | reed, tooth of a weaver's comb |
| 5 | Latin | russus | red, reddish-brown |
| 6 | Latin | Russia | — |
| 7 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 8 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 10 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 11 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |
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 |