Where does “Unitarianism” come from?
Unitarianism derives from English Unitarian combined with Ancient Greek -ισμός, itself from Ancient Greek -μμός, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -mós, a suffix forming abstract nouns denoting states or conditions.
Unitarianism (English): The religious belief that God is a single Person
Definitions
- The religious belief that God is a single Person
Ancestry of “Unitarianism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Unitarian | A Christian who does not believe in the... |
| 2 | English | unitary | Having the quality of oneness; That concentrates... |
| 3 | English | unit | Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a... |
| 4 | English | unite | To bring together as one; To come together as... |
| 5 | Middle English | uniten | to annex; to unite |
| 6 | Latin | ūnītus | united |
| 7 | Latin | ūniō | a unity, union |
| 8 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |