Where does “savagism” come from?
savagism (English) comes from English Savage, from Middle English savage, from Old French sauvage, from Vulgar Latin salvaticus, from Latin silvāticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
savagism (English): The state of being savage; wildness; lack of...
Definitions
- The state of being savage; wildness; lack of...
Ancestry of “savagism”, step by step
savagism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Savage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Savage | Wild; not cultivated or tamed |
| 2 | Middle English | savage | savage, barbaric, unmannered, primitive; wild,... |
| 3 | Old French | sauvage | wild; untamed |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | salvaticus | — |
| 5 | Latin | silvāticus | of the woods, sylvan |
| 6 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 7 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
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 |