Where does “Russianism” come from?
Russianism (English) comes from English Russian, from Latin Russianus, from Medieval Latin Russia, from Medieval Latin Russi, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
Russianism (English): A word or other feature originating in the Russian language that has been borrowed by another language
Definitions
- A word or other feature originating in the Russian language that has been borrowed by another language
Ancestry of “Russianism”, step by step
Russianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Russian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Russian | Of or pertaining to Russia; Of or pertaining to... |
| 2 | Latin | Russianus | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | Russia | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | Russi | Russians |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 6 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 8 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 9 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 11 | 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 |