Where does “Twelverism” come from?
Twelverism (English) comes from English Twelver, from English twelve, from Middle English twelve, from Old English twelf, from Proto-Germanic twalif, from Proto-Germanic -lif, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Twelverism (English): The largest branch of Shi'a Islam, believing that the Twelve Imams were divinely ordained leaders, and that the Mahdi will be the returned Twelfth Imam who disappeared and is believed by Twelvers to be in occultation
Definitions
- The largest branch of Shi'a Islam, believing that the Twelve Imams were divinely ordained leaders, and that the Mahdi will be the returned Twelfth Imam who disappeared and is believed by Twelvers to be in occultation
Ancestry of “Twelverism”, step by step
Twelverism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Twelver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Twelver | A member of the largest branch of Shi'a Islam,... |
| 2 | English | twelve | The cardinal number occurring after eleven and... |
| 3 | Middle English | twelve | twelve |
| 4 | Old English | twelf | twelve |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | twalif | twelve |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -lif | left over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
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 |