Where does “béotisme” come from?

béotisme (French) comes from French béotien, from French -ien, from Middle French -ien, from Old French -ien, from Latin -iānus, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

béotisme (French): philistinism

Definitions

  1. philistinism

Ancestry of “béotisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchbéotienBoeotian; Boeotian, philistine; layperson
2French-ienDenotes where something or someone is from; -ian;...
3Middle French-ien-ian
4Old French-ien-ian
5Latin-iānus—
6Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian
Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from French -ien →Every word from Latin -iānus →