Where does “cargoism” come from?
cargoism (English) comes from English cargo, from Spanish cargo, from Spanish cargar, from Latin carricāre, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós — to run.
cargoism (English): The beliefs associated with cargo cults unorthodox religious movements among the people of Melanesia based upon Western manufactured goods
Definitions
- The beliefs associated with cargo cults unorthodox religious movements among the people of Melanesia based upon Western manufactured goods
Ancestry of “cargoism”, step by step
cargoism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cargo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cargo | Freight carried by a ship, aircraft, or motor... |
| 2 | Spanish | cargo | charge, burden; position, post; debit |
| 3 | Spanish | cargar | to charge; to load; to annoy, pester |
| 4 | Latin | carricāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 6 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
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 |