Where does “dervishism” come from?
dervishism (English) comes from English Dervish, from Turkish Derviş, from Ottoman Turkish درویش, from Classical Persian درویش, from Persian دریوش, from Persian درغوش, from Middle Persian dlgwš, from Proto-Iranian drigu-.
dervishism (English): The lifestyle or practices of a dervish
Definitions
- The lifestyle or practices of a dervish
Ancestry of “dervishism”, step by step
dervishism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Dervish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dervish | A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of... |
| 2 | Turkish | Derviş | dervish, an itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | درویش | Dervish, Sufi |
| 4 | Classical Persian | درویش | — |
| 5 | Persian | دریوش | — |
| 6 | Persian | درغوش | — |
| 7 | Middle Persian | dlgwš | poor, needy; one who lives in holy indigence |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | drigu- | — |
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 |