Where does “departmentalism” come from?
departmentalism (English) comes from English departmental, from French départemental, from French département, from Middle French département, from Old French département, from Old French departir, from Latin departiō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
departmentalism (English): Excessive adherence to departmental methods,...
Definitions
- Excessive adherence to departmental methods,...
Ancestry of “departmentalism”, step by step
departmentalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English departmental
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | departmental | Of or pertaining to a department |
| 2 | French | départemental | departmental |
| 3 | French | département | department; département |
| 4 | Middle French | département | — |
| 5 | Old French | département | — |
| 6 | Old French | departir | to leave; to depart; departure |
| 7 | Latin | departiō | to divide |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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 |