Where does “furryism” come from?
furryism (English) comes from English furry, from English fur, from Middle English furre, from Old French fuerre, from Frankish fōdar, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.
furryism (English): The practice of being a furry
Definitions
- The practice of being a furry
Ancestry of “furryism”, step by step
furryism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English furry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | furry | Covered with fur, or with something resembling... |
| 2 | English | fur | The hairy coat of various mammal species,... |
| 3 | Middle English | furre | — |
| 4 | Old French | fuerre | hay |
| 5 | Frankish | fōdar | fodder, sheath |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fōdrą | fodder; sheath |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fōdô | food, nourishment |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pat- | to feed; path; to go |
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 |