Where does “peculiarism” come from?
peculiarism (English) comes from English ism, from English -ism, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
peculiarism (English): strange behavior
Definitions
- strange behavior
Ancestry of “peculiarism”, step by step
peculiarism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English peculiar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peculiar | Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual;... |
| 2 | Latin | peculiaris | private; personal; peculiar, specific |
| 3 | Latin | pecūlium | private property (originally in the form of cattle, but later in the form of savings) |
| 4 | Latin | pecus | A group of large domestic animals: a herd of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pekos | — |