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Etymology of zeism

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yéwos Proto-Hellenic *dzeyyā́ Ancient Greek ζειά (zeiá)bor. New Latin zēa Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

Synonym of pellagra.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yéwos Proto-Hellenic *dzeyyā́ Ancient Greek ζειά (zeiá)bor. New Latin zēa Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English zeism From New Latin zēa + English -ism.

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