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Where does “Valentinianism” come from?

Valentinianism (English) comes from English Valentinian, from Latin Valentinianus, from Latin Valentīnus, from Latin Valentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Valentinianism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishValentinianOne of a school of Judaizing Gnostics in the...
2LatinValentinianus—
3LatinValentīnus—
4LatinValentia—
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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