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
- Pedantry; An inkhorn term
Ancestry of “inkhornism”, step by step
inkhornism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inkhorn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inkhorn | A small portable container, often made of horn,... |
| 2 | Middle English | ynkhorn | A small portable container, often made of horn,... |
| 3 | Middle English | ynke | ink |
| 4 | Old French | enque | ink |
| 5 | Latin | encaustum | the purple-red ink used by the later Roman... |
| 6 | Latin | encaustus | burned in, encaustic; the encaustic mode of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἔγκαυστος | burned in |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
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 |