Where does “archivism” come from?
archivism (English) comes from English archive, from French archive, from French archives, from Latin archīvum, from Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον, from Ancient Greek ἄρχω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ- — to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...
archivism (English): The art or practice of maintaining an archive
Definitions
- The art or practice of maintaining an archive
Ancestry of “archivism”, step by step
archivism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English archive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | archive | A place for storing earlier, and often... |
| 2 | French | archive | an item in an archive, a document kept for... |
| 3 | French | archives | archive, the historical material considered as a... |
| 4 | Latin | archīvum | public records office |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχεῖον | public building, town hall |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄρχω | To begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ergʰ- | to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,... |
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 |