Where does “sectarism” come from?
sectarism (English) comes from English sectary, from French sectaire, from French secte, from Latin secta, from Latin sequī, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
sectarism (English): sectarianism
Definitions
- sectarianism
Ancestry of “sectarism”, step by step
sectarism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sectary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sectary | A member of a particular sect, school of thought... |
| 2 | French | sectaire | sectarian; bigot |
| 3 | French | secte | sect |
| 4 | Latin | secta | nominative feminine singular of sectus;... |
| 5 | Latin | sequī | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via French sectarisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sectarisme | sectarianism; bigotry |
| 2 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 3 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 4 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |