Where does “lukewarmism” come from?

lukewarmism (English) comes from English lukewarm, from Middle English leukwarm, from Middle English warm, from Old English wearm, from Proto-West Germanic warm, from Proto-Germanic warmaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

lukewarmism (English): An indifferent or unenthusiastic attitude

Definitions

  1. An indifferent or unenthusiastic attitude

Ancestry of “lukewarmism”, step by step

lukewarmism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lukewarm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlukewarmBetween warm and cool; Not very enthusiastic
2Middle Englishleukwarmlukewarm; having medium warmth; unenthusiastic,...
3Middle Englishwarmwarm, mildly hot; warm, pleasant, mild; heated,...
4Old Englishwearmwarm
5Proto-West Germanicwarmwarm
6Proto-Germanicwarmazwarm
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr

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 gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗrEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-Every word from Proto-Germanic warmaz