Where does “traditionalism” come from?
Traditionalism comes from English tradition, derived from Latin traditio (a handing down), from tradere (to hand over), from do (to give).
traditionalism (English): The adherence to traditional views or practices,...
Definitions
- The adherence to traditional views or practices,...
Ancestry of “traditionalism”, step by step
traditionalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English traditional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | traditional | Of, relating to, or derived from tradition;... |
| 2 | French | traditionnel | traditional |
| 3 | French | tradition | tradition; A type of baguette or French stick |
| 4 | Middle French | tradition | delivery; treason; fable; oral narrative |
| 5 | Old French | tradicion | delivery |
| 6 | Latin | trāditiō | a surrender, delivering up |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via French traditionalisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | traditionalisme | traditionalism |
| 2 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 3 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 4 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |