Where does “Zoroastrianism” come from?
Zoroastrianism is an English formation from Zoroastrian, derived through Latin -ianus and -ius suffixes from Proto-Indo-European -yós via Proto-Italic -os.
Zoroastrianism (English): Mazdaism, the surviving form of the indigenous (pre-Islamic) Iranian ethnic religion
Definitions
- Mazdaism, the surviving form of the indigenous (pre-Islamic) Iranian ethnic religion
Ancestry of “Zoroastrianism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Zoroastrian | a follower of Zoroastrianism; relating to or... |
| 2 | Latin | Zōroastrēs | Zarathustra; Zoroaster founder of Zoroastrianism |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ζωροάστρης | Zarathustra; Zoroaster |
| 4 | Avestan | 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 | Zoroaster |