Where does “lukewarmist” come from?
lukewarmist (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.
lukewarmist (English): A person who has an indifferent or unenthusiastic attitude
Definitions
- A person who has an indifferent or unenthusiastic attitude
Ancestry of “lukewarmist”, step by step
lukewarmist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lukewarm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lukewarm | Between warm and cool; Not very enthusiastic |
| 2 | Middle English | leukwarm | lukewarm; having medium warmth; unenthusiastic,... |
| 3 | Middle English | warm | warm, mildly hot; warm, pleasant, mild; heated,... |
| 4 | Old English | wearm | warm |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | warm | warm |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | warmaz | warm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰer- | warm, hot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr | — |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |