Where does “enemyism” come from?
enemyism (English) comes from English enemy, from Middle English enemy, from Old French enemi, from Old French inimi, from Latin inimīcus, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus — to be bright; sky, heaven.
enemyism (English): The framing of potential conflict in social relations in terms of enmity
Definitions
- The framing of potential conflict in social relations in terms of enmity
Ancestry of “enemyism”, step by step
enemyism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enemy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enemy | Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards,... |
| 2 | Middle English | enemy | An enemy, foe, or adversary |
| 3 | Old French | enemi | enemy |
| 4 | Old French | inimi | Alternative form of enemi |
| 5 | Latin | inimīcus | enemy, foe someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else |
| 6 | Latin | amīcus | friendly, well-disposed, amicable |
| 7 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 8 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 9 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 10 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
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 |