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Where does “parochialism” come from?

Parochialism derives from English parochial, from Latin parochialis, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European -mós through Old French -er and Latin -are and -arius.

parochialism (English): The quality or state of being parochial;...

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being parochial;...

Ancestry of “parochialism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparochialPertaining to a parish; Characterized by an...
2Anglo-Normanparochialparochial
3Latinparochiālis—
4Latinparoecia—
5Ancient Greekπαροικίαtemporary residency in a foreign land
6Ancient Greekπάροικοςdwelling beside or near, neighbouring; foreign,...
7Ancient Greekοἶκοςhouse or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;...
8Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
9Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
10Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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