Where does “sloganism” come from?
sloganism (English) comes from English slogan, from Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm, from Scottish Gaelic sluagh, from Old Irish slúag, from Old Irish slóg, from Proto-Celtic slougos, from Proto-Indo-European slowgʰo-.
sloganism (English): sloganeering
Definitions
- sloganeering
Ancestry of “sloganism”, step by step
sloganism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slogan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slogan | A catch phrase associated with the product or... |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | sluagh-ghairm | battle cry; slogan |
| 3 | Scottish Gaelic | sluagh | community, crowd, folk; people, populace,... |
| 4 | Old Irish | slúag | — |
| 5 | Old Irish | slóg | army, host; throng, crowd, company, assembly |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | slougos | troop, army |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | slowgʰo- | — |
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 |