Where does “faggotism” come from?
faggotism (English) comes from English faggot, from Middle English fagot, from Old French fagot, from Vulgar Latin facus, from Latin fascis, from Latin fasciō, from Latin fascia, from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- — bundle, heap, load.
faggotism (English): homosexuality
Definitions
- homosexuality
Ancestry of “faggotism”, step by step
faggotism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English faggot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | faggot | A bundle of sticks or brushwood intended to be... |
| 2 | Middle English | fagot | A piece of wood for burning; firewood; A faggot... |
| 3 | Old French | fagot | fagot |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | facus | — |
| 5 | Latin | fascis | A faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,... |
| 6 | Latin | fasciō | to envelop with bands, swathe |
| 7 | Latin | fascia | band, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰasḱ- | bundle, heap, load |
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 |