Where does “pilpulism” come from?
pilpulism (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.
pilpulism (English): pilpul; sophistry; hair-splitting
Definitions
- pilpul; sophistry; hair-splitting
Ancestry of “pilpulism”, step by step
pilpulism 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 pilpul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pilpul | Sophistry, hair-splitting, quibbling; Penetrating... |
| 2 | Hebrew | פלפול | Sophistry, hair-splitting, quibbling |
| 3 | Hebrew | פלפל | pepper; defective spelling of פילפל |
| 4 | Classical Persian | پلپل | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 6 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |