Where does “augurism” come from?
augurism (English) comes from English ism, from English -ism, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
augurism (English): The act of foretelling; prophecy
Definitions
- The act of foretelling; prophecy
Ancestry of “augurism”, step by step
augurism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English augur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | augur | A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour... |
| 2 | Latin | augur | augur (priest, diviner, or soothsayer, one who foretold the future in part by interpreting the song and flight of birds) |
| 3 | Latvian | augos | locative plural form of augs; locative plural... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |