Where does “dodoism” come from?
dodoism (English) comes from English dodo, from Yoruba dòdò, from Italian -odo, from Irish dó-, from Irish dó, from Middle Irish ro-, from Old Irish ro-, from Proto-Celtic ɸro- — passed , crossed.
dodoism (English): Beliefs or policies that are ludicrously outdated
Definitions
- Beliefs or policies that are ludicrously outdated
Ancestry of “dodoism”, step by step
dodoism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dodo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dodo | A large, flightless bird, †"Raphus cucullatus",... |
| 2 | Yoruba | dòdò | Fried plantain |
| 3 | Italian | -odo | -ode |
| 4 | Irish | dó- | Alternative form of dé-; two- |
| 5 | Irish | dó | two; third-person singular masculine of do;... |
| 6 | Middle Irish | ro- | — |
| 7 | Old Irish | ro- | indicates a perfective aspect; indicates... |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | ɸro- | before, in front of; in addition; to completion |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |