Where does “detectorism” come from?
detectorism (English) comes from English detector, from English detect, from Latin detectus, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
detectorism (English): The hobby of using a metal detector to search for buried coins, etc
Definitions
- The hobby of using a metal detector to search for buried coins, etc
Ancestry of “detectorism”, step by step
detectorism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English detector
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | detector | A device capable of registering a specific... |
| 2 | English | detect | to discover or find by careful search,... |
| 3 | Latin | detectus | uncovered, revealed, disclosed |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | 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 |