Where does “secularistic” come from?
secularistic (English) comes from English secularist, from English secular, from English -ly, from English grisly, from Middle English grisely, from Old English grisliċ, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.
secularistic (English): Pertaining to secularists or secularism
Definitions
- Pertaining to secularists or secularism
Ancestry of “secularistic”, step by step
secularistic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English secularist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | secularist | A person who believes in or supports secularism |
| 2 | English | secular | Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as... |
| 3 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 4 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 5 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 6 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 7 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |