Where does “arsonism” come from?
arsonism (English) comes from English arson, from Old French arson, from Old French ardre, from Latin ārdeō, from Latin ardus, from Latin āridus, from Latin āreō, from Proto-Italic āzēō — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
arsonism (English): The tendency to commit arson
Definitions
- The tendency to commit arson
Ancestry of “arsonism”, step by step
arsonism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English arson
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arson | The crime of deliberately starting a fire with... |
| 2 | Old French | arson | burning; fire; arson; sunburn |
| 3 | Old French | ardre | alternative infinitive of ardoir |
| 4 | Latin | ārdeō | to burn |
| 5 | Latin | ardus | Alternative form of aridus |
| 6 | Latin | āridus | dry, parched, withered, arid |
| 7 | Latin | āreō | to be dry or parched |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | āzēō | I am dry |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHseh₁(ye)- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
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 |