Where does “irenicism” come from?
irenicism (English) comes from English irenic, from Ancient Greek εἰρηνικός, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη, from Ancient Greek εἰρήνη, from Ancient Greek εἴρω, from Proto-Hellenic wéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European wéryeti, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
irenicism (English): Behaviour or belief that tends to resolve disputes between denominations or religions; irenical theology; conciliation
Definitions
- Behaviour or belief that tends to resolve disputes between denominations or religions; irenical theology; conciliation
Ancestry of “irenicism”, step by step
irenicism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English irenic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | irenic | Promoting or fitted to promote peace;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | εἰρηνικός | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Εἰρήνη | peace |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εἰρήνη | peace |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἴρω | I tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wéřřō | to say, to tell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wéryeti | to be saying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
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 |