Where does “guillotinism” come from?
guillotinism (English) comes from English guillotine, from French guillotine, from French Guillotin, from French Guillot, from French Guillaume, from Old French Guillaume, from Frankish Willahelm, from Proto-Germanic Wiljahelmaz — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
guillotinism (English): The practice of carrying out executions using the guillotine
Definitions
- The practice of carrying out executions using the guillotine
Ancestry of “guillotinism”, step by step
guillotinism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English guillotine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | guillotine | A machine used for the application of capital... |
| 2 | French | guillotine | guillotine; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | French | Guillotin | Guillotin |
| 4 | French | Guillot | — |
| 5 | French | Guillaume | William |
| 6 | Old French | Guillaume | — |
| 7 | Frankish | Willahelm | William |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | Wiljahelmaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |
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 |