Where does “tabloidism” come from?
tabloidism (English) comes from English tabloid, from English tablet, from Middle English tablet, from Old French tablete, from Old French -eté, from Latin -ittus, from Proto-Italic -tos, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
tabloidism (English): The practices of tabloid journalism; gaudy...
Definitions
- The practices of tabloid journalism; gaudy...
Ancestry of “tabloidism”, step by step
tabloidism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tabloid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tabloid | A newspaper having pages half the dimensions of... |
| 2 | English | tablet | A slab of clay used for inscription; A short... |
| 3 | Middle English | tablet | A tablet, especially an easily carried one for... |
| 4 | Old French | tablete | small table; a board to be written on; tablet |
| 5 | Old French | -eté | variant of -té |
| 6 | Latin | -ittus | diminutive suffix, used to create nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
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 |