Where does “industrialism” come from?
Industrialism comes from English industrial, from French industriel, from Latin industria meaning "diligence" or "skill," with the suffix -alis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European en.
industrialism (English): The socio-economic system based upon the...
Definitions
- The socio-economic system based upon the...
Ancestry of “industrialism”, step by step
industrialism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English industrial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | industrial | Of or relating to industry, notably... |
| 2 | French | industriel | industrial; industrialist; industry |
| 3 | French | -iel | Suffix used to form adjectives. Compare with... |
| 4 | French | -el | To make an adjectival form of a noun; -al |
| 5 | Old French | -el | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun |
| 6 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via French industrialisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | industrialisme | industrialism |
| 2 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 3 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 4 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |