Where does “sproutarianism” come from?
sproutarianism (English) comes from English sproutarian, from English sprout, from Dutch spruit, from Middle Dutch sprute, from Old Dutch sprūtan, from Proto-Germanic sprūtaną, from Proto-Germanic spreutaną, from Proto-Indo-European sprewd-.
sproutarianism (English): The practice of following a sproutarian diet
Definitions
- The practice of following a sproutarian diet
Ancestry of “sproutarianism”, step by step
sproutarianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sproutarian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sproutarian | A person whose diet consists largely of sprouted... |
| 2 | English | sprout | A new growth on a plant, whether from seed or... |
| 3 | Dutch | spruit | A sprout, shoot, a branch-like part of a plant... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | sprute | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | sprūtan | to sprout, spring up |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sprūtaną | Alternative form of *spreutaną |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | spreutaną | to sprout; to spring, come out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sprewd- | — |
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 |