Where does “inkhornism” come from?

inkhornism (English) comes from English inkhorn, from Middle English ynkhorn, from Middle English ynke, from Old French enque, from Latin encaustum, from Latin encaustus, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστος, from Ancient Greek ἐν- — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

inkhornism (English): Pedantry; An inkhorn term

Definitions

  1. Pedantry; An inkhorn term

Ancestry of “inkhornism”, step by step

inkhornism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English inkhorn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinkhornA small portable container, often made of horn,...
2Middle EnglishynkhornA small portable container, often made of horn,...
3Middle Englishynkeink
4Old Frenchenqueink
5Latinencaustumthe purple-red ink used by the later Roman...
6Latinencaustusburned in, encaustic; the encaustic mode of...
7Ancient Greekἔγκαυστοςburned in
8Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
9Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
10Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
11Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
12Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
13Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
14Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via English ism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishismAn ideology, system of thought, or practice that...
2English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
3Latin-ismus-ism
4Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐν-