Where does “folkloristic” come from?

folkloristic (English) comes from English folklore, from English lore, from Middle English lore, from Old English lār, from Proto-West Germanic laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic laizō, from Proto-Germanic laizijaną, from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti — to trace; to track.

folkloristic (English): about the traditions and stories of a country or...

Definitions

  1. about the traditions and stories of a country or...

Ancestry of “folkloristic”, step by step

folkloristic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English folklore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfolkloreThe tales, legends and superstitions of a...
2EnglishloreAll the facts and traditions about a particular...
3Middle Englishloreeducation, tutoring, mentoring; learning; the...
4Old Englishlārteaching; doctrine; lore, learning, science, art...
5Proto-West Germaniclaiʀu
6Proto-Germaniclaizōteaching; lore; doctrine
7Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
8Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track

via English istic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishistic

Words derived from “folkloristic

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys
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