Where does “centrifugalism” come from?
centrifugalism (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.
centrifugalism (English): The advocacy of a centrifugal state
Definitions
- The advocacy of a centrifugal state
Ancestry of “centrifugalism”, step by step
centrifugalism 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 centrifugal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | centrifugal | Tending, or causing, to recede from the center;... |
| 2 | Latin | centrifugalis | — |