Where does “formulism” come from?
formulism (English) comes from English formula, from Latin formula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
formulism (English): An over-reliance on, or adherence to formulae
Definitions
- An over-reliance on, or adherence to formulae
Ancestry of “formulism”, step by step
formulism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English formula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | formula | Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically; A... |
| 2 | Latin | formula | shape, outline; form; beauty; pattern, mould;... |
| 3 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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 |