Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “grammarianism” come from?

grammarianism (English) comes from English grammarian, from Middle English gramarien, from Middle English gramere, from Old French gramaire, from Vulgar Latin *grammāria, from Latin grammatica, from Latin grammaticus, from Ancient Greek γραμματικός — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

grammarianism (English): The principles or practices of grammarians

Definitions

  1. The principles or practices of grammarians

Ancestry of “grammarianism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgrammarianA person who studies grammar
2Middle Englishgramarien—
3Middle Englishgramere—
4Old Frenchgramairegrammar; grimoire; magician; conjuror
5Vulgar Latin*grammāria—
6Latingrammaticagrammar, philology; ablative singular of...
7Latingrammaticusof or pertaining to the study of language, of...
8Ancient Greekγραμματικόςknowing one’s letters, of a good scholar;...
9Ancient Greekγράμμαthat which is written, that which is drawn,...
10Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
11Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
13Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →