Where does “dichotomism” come from?
dichotomism (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.
dichotomism (English): The belief that the human being is formed of two components: material (body or flesh) and spiritual (soul or spirit)
Definitions
- The belief that the human being is formed of two components: material (body or flesh) and spiritual (soul or spirit)
Ancestry of “dichotomism”, step by step
dichotomism 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 dichotomy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dichotomy | A separation or division into two; a distinction... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διχοτομία | dividing in two; bisection, point of bisection;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διχότομος | cut in half, equally divided |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |