Where does “rumortism” come from?
rumortism (English) comes from English rheumatism, from Latin rheumatismus, from Ancient Greek ῥευματισμός, from Ancient Greek ῥευματίζομαι, from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα, from Ancient Greek ῥέω, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
rumortism (English): A tendency to spread rumors or gossip
Definitions
- A tendency to spread rumors or gossip
Ancestry of “rumortism”, step by step
rumortism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rheumatism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rheumatism | Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints,... |
| 2 | Latin | rheumatismus | rheum |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῥευματισμός | humour, discharge, rheum |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῥευματίζομαι | I suffer from a rheum |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ῥεῦμα | stream, flow, current |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῥέω | I flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |