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Where does “Thomsonianism” come from?

Thomsonianism (English) comes from English Thomsonian, from English Thomson, from English -son, from Middle English -son, from Middle English -es, from Old English -es, from Proto-Germanic -as, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “Thomsonianism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishThomsonianRelating to Thomsonianism; A believer in...
2EnglishThomson—
3English-sonAdded to a stem to form a patronymic or...
4Middle English-son—
5Middle English-esAlternative form of -yssh; Alternative form of...
6Old English-espossessive marker, indicating that an object...
7Proto-Germanic-as—
8Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
9Proto-Indo-European-ess—
10Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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