Where does “elsewhereism” come from?
elsewhereism (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.
elsewhereism (English): The act or process of thinking about something other than one's immediate surroundings
Definitions
- The act or process of thinking about something other than one's immediate surroundings
Ancestry of “elsewhereism”, step by step
elsewhereism 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 elsewhere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elsewhere | Synonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some... |
| 2 | Middle English | elswher | — |
| 3 | Old English | elles hwǣr | — |