Where does “monolithism” come from?
monolithism (English) comes from English monolith, from French monolithe, from Middle French monolythe, from Latin monolithus, from Ancient Greek μονόλιθος, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
monolithism (English): Extreme rigidity or orthodoxy of a political or...
Definitions
- Extreme rigidity or orthodoxy of a political or...
Ancestry of “monolithism”, step by step
monolithism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English monolith
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | monolith | A large, single block of stone which is a natural... |
| 2 | French | monolithe | monolith |
| 3 | Middle French | monolythe | made from a single block of stone |
| 4 | Latin | monolithus | made from a single block of stone |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μονόλιθος | made from a single block of stone |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |
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 |