Where does “cultism” come from?
cultism (English) comes from English cult, from French culte, from Latin cultus, from Latin colere, from Latin colo, from Latin quelo, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.
cultism (English): The system or practice of a cult; Synonym of...
Definitions
- The system or practice of a cult; Synonym of...
Ancestry of “cultism”, step by step
cultism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cult
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cult | A group, sect or movement following an unorthodox... |
| 2 | French | culte | religion; cult |
| 3 | Latin | cultus | tilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;... |
| 4 | Latin | colere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | colo | I till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,... |
| 6 | Latin | quelo | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Spanish cultismo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cultismo | inkhorn term obscure or affected word |
| 2 | Spanish | -ismo | -ism |
| 3 | French | féminisme | feminism |
| 4 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 5 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 6 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |