Where does “Wiccandom” come from?
Wiccandom (English) comes from English DOM, from English dominance, from English -ance, from Middle English -aunce, from Old French -ance, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Wiccandom (English): The religious world of Wicca
Definitions
- The religious world of Wicca
Ancestry of “Wiccandom”, step by step
Wiccandom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English DOM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | DOM | Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of... |
| 2 | English | dominance | The state of being dominant; of prime importance;... |
| 3 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 4 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 5 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English wiccan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wiccan | Of or pertaining to the neo-pagan religion of Wicca |
| 2 | English | Wicca | A neopagan religion that was first popularized by books written in 1949, 1954, and 1959 by the Englishman Gerald Gardner, involving the worship of a horned male god and a moon goddess, the observance of eight Sabbats, and the performance of various rituals |
| 3 | Old English | wiċċa | (male) witch, wizard, sorcerer, magician, druid, necromancer |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wikkō | sorcerer, warlock |