Where does “Syrianism” come from?
Syrianism (English) comes from English Syrian, from English Syria, from Middle English Sirie, from Latin Sȳria, from Ancient Greek Συρία, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία, from Akkadian Aššūrāyu, from Akkadian Aššūr — Assur.
Syrianism (English): A Syrian idiom or phrase; a Syriacism
Definitions
- A Syrian idiom or phrase; a Syriacism
Ancestry of “Syrianism”, step by step
Syrianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Syrian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Syrian | Of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian... |
| 2 | English | Syria | extending from modern-day southeast Turkey to the north, the Euphrates and Arabian Desert to the east, the Sinai Peninsula to the south, and the Mediterranean sea to the west |
| 3 | Middle English | Sirie | — |
| 4 | Latin | Sȳria | Assyria |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Συρία | Syria |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἀσσυρία | — |
| 7 | Akkadian | Aššūrāyu | — |
| 8 | 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 |