Where does “sillyism” come from?
sillyism (English) comes from English silly, from Middle English seely, from Old English sǣliġ, from Proto-West Germanic sālīg, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
sillyism (English): silliness
Definitions
- silliness
Ancestry of “sillyism”, step by step
sillyism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English silly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | silly | Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a... |
| 2 | Middle English | seely | happy |
| 3 | Old English | sǣliġ | blessed, fortunate; happy, prosperous, blessed |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sālīg | blissful, prosperous, happy |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
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 |