Where does “fauxtism” come from?
fauxtism (English) comes from English autism, from French autisme, from German Autismus, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from French mobile, from Latin mōbilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
fauxtism (English): or feigned autism
Definitions
- or feigned autism
Ancestry of “fauxtism”, step by step
fauxtism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English autism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | autism | A pervasive neurological condition that is... |
| 2 | French | autisme | autism |
| 3 | German | Autismus | autism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 5 | French | mobile | mobile; moving; movable |
| 6 | Latin | mōbilis | movable, loose |
| 7 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
via English faux
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | faux | fake or artificial |
| 2 | French | faux | false; untrue; false; not real; badly;... |
| 3 | Middle French | faux | Alternative form of faulx |
| 4 | Middle French | faulx | false; untrue; false; pretentious; scythe |
| 5 | Old French | fauz | scythe |
| 6 | Latin | falx | sickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelg- | a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin |