Where does “Syriacism” come from?
Syriacism (English) comes from English Syriac, from Latin syriacus, from Ancient Greek συριακός, from Ancient Greek Συρία, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία, from Akkadian Aššūrāyu, from Akkadian Aššūr — Assur.
Syriacism (English): An idiom or other feature borrowed from Syriac
Definitions
- An idiom or other feature borrowed from Syriac
Ancestry of “Syriacism”, step by step
Syriacism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Syriac
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Syriac | A speaker of the Syriac language; A member of the... |
| 2 | Latin | syriacus | Syrian |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συριακός | Syrian |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Συρία | Syria |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀσσυρία | — |
| 6 | Akkadian | Aššūrāyu | — |
| 7 | Akkadian | Aššūr | Assur |
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 |