Where does “elementalism” come from?
elementalism (English) comes from English elemental, from English element, from Middle English element, from Old French element, from Latin elementum, from Ancient Greek στοιχεῖον, from Ancient Greek στοῖχος, from Proto-Hellenic stóikʰos — to go; to climb.
elementalism (English): The theory that the heathen gods originated in...
Definitions
- The theory that the heathen gods originated in...
Ancestry of “elementalism”, step by step
elementalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English elemental
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elemental | Of, relating to, or being an element; Basic,... |
| 2 | English | element | One of the simplest or essential parts or... |
| 3 | Middle English | element | — |
| 4 | Old French | element | — |
| 5 | Latin | elementum | one of four elements that composed the world;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | στοιχεῖον | one of a row; one of a series, a component part,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | στοῖχος | row in an ascending series; a line of poles... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | stóikʰos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stóygʰ-os | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |
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 |