Where does “spiritualism” come from?
Spiritualism comes from English spiritual plus the suffix -ism, derived from Ancient Greek -ισμός and -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós, ultimately from the root (s)peys- meaning to breathe or blow.
spiritualism (English): A doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims...
Definitions
- A doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims...
Ancestry of “spiritualism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | spiritual | Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul; Of or... |
| 2 | Middle English | spiritual | — |
| 3 | Old French | spirituel | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | spiritualis | Alternative form of spīritālis; of breathing, of... |
| 5 | Latin | spīritus | — |
| 6 | Latin | spīrō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |
Words derived from “spiritualism”