Where does “perpetualism” come from?
perpetualism (English) comes from English perpetual, from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetualis, from Latin perpetuus, from Latin -uus, from Proto-Italic *-wos, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
perpetualism (English): The belief that some state of affairs is, or should be, everlasting
Definitions
- The belief that some state of affairs is, or should be, everlasting
Ancestry of “perpetualism”, step by step
perpetualism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English perpetual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perpetual | Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long... |
| 2 | Old French | perpetuel | — |
| 3 | Latin | perpetualis | that holds everywhere, universal, general |
| 4 | Latin | perpetuus | perpetual, continuous, uninterrupted, constant,... |
| 5 | Latin | -uus | forms adjectives on verbal stems |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-wos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
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 |