Where does “primordialism” come from?
primordialism (English) comes from Romanian primordial, from French primordial, from Latin primordialis, from Latin primordium, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
primordialism (English): Devotion to, or persistence in, conditions of the...
Definitions
- Devotion to, or persistence in, conditions of the...
Ancestry of “primordialism”, step by step
primordialism traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian primordial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | primordial | primeval |
| 2 | French | primordial | primordial, primitive, original; vital,... |
| 3 | Latin | primordialis | original, primordial |
| 4 | Latin | primordium | beginning; origin; commencement |
| 5 | Latin | prīmus | — |
| 6 | Latin | prīsmos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | priisemos | foremost, first |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 primordial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | primordial | first, earliest or original; characteristic of... |