Where does “untruism” come from?
untruism (English) comes from English ism, from English -ism, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
untruism (English): Something not true; a false statement
Definitions
- Something not true; a false statement
Ancestry of “untruism”, step by step
untruism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English untrue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | untrue | False; not true; Not faithful or loyal |
| 2 | Middle English | untrewe | untrue |
| 3 | Old English | untrīewe | untrue, not faithful |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *untriuwī | untrue, disloyal, unfaithful |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *untriwwiz | untrue, disloyal, unfaithful |