Etymograph

English

Vulcanism

From Vulcan + -ism.

A compound of Vulcan + -ism

Classical Latin Vulcānus

Old English Ulcanus

Middle English Vulcan

English Vulcan

Today it means

name The belief, held mostly in the 18th century, that rocks were formed in fire. It was a rival theory to Neptunism.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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