Where does “diffusionism” come from?
diffusionism (English) comes from English diffusion, from Latin diffusio, from Latin diffundō, from Latin fundō, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
diffusionism (English): The belief that changes in one culture are caused...
Definitions
- The belief that changes in one culture are caused...
Ancestry of “diffusionism”, step by step
diffusionism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diffusion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diffusion | The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or... |
| 2 | Latin | diffusio | spreading out, increase in extent or breadth |
| 3 | Latin | diffundō | to diffuse, scatter |
| 4 | Latin | fundō | to pour out, shed |
| 5 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
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 |