Etymology

zeism

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Today it means: Synonym of pellagra. Full definition →

New Latin zēa ← Ancient Greek ζειά (zeiá) ← Proto-Hellenic *dzeyyā́
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dzeyyā́
  4. Ancient Greekζειά (zeiá)
  5. New Latinzēa
  6. English todayzeism

From New Latin zēa + English -ism.

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