Where does “Tertullian” come from?
Tertullian is the English name for the Latin Church Father Tertullianus, whose cognomen derives from the Roman family name Tertullus.
Tertullian (English): Of, relating to, or in the style or manner of...
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or in the style or manner of...
Ancestry of “Tertullian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 2 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |