Where does “ghazism” come from?
ghazism (English) comes from English ghazi, from Arabic غاز, from French gaz, from Dutch gas, from Middle Dutch gasse, from Middle High German gazze, from Old High German gazza, from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā.
ghazism (English): War waged against non-Muslims by Muslims
Definitions
- War waged against non-Muslims by Muslims
Ancestry of “ghazism”, step by step
ghazism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ghazi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ghazi | A hero or champion, especially as a Muslim... |
| 2 | Arabic | غاز | gas; gas; gasoline; petrol; kerosene |
| 3 | French | gaz | gas; flatulence |
| 4 | Dutch | gas | gas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | gasse | unpaved street |
| 6 | Middle High German | gazze | — |
| 7 | Old High German | gazza | lane |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *gatwā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |
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 |