Where does “Slavonicism” come from?
Slavonicism (English) comes from English Slavonic, from Medieval Latin Slavonicus, from Latin Sclavonia, from Latin Sclavus, from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ, from Proto-Slavic slovo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ślawas — to cover; to incline.
Slavonicism (English): denoting a word or other linguistic feature borrowed from or formed under influence of Old Church Slavonic or some later Church Slavonic recension
Definitions
- denoting a word or other linguistic feature borrowed from or formed under influence of Old Church Slavonic or some later Church Slavonic recension
Ancestry of “Slavonicism”, step by step
Slavonicism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Slavonic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Slavonic | Of, denoting, or relating to the people who speak... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | Slavonicus | — |
| 3 | Latin | Sclavonia | Slavonia |
| 4 | Latin | Sclavus | a Slav |
| 5 | Byzantine Greek | Σκλάβος | Slav |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | slověninъ | Slav |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | slovo | word |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ślawas | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
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 |