Etymograph

English

faithism

From faith + -ism.

Formed from faith + -ism

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- ‘to command, persuade, trust’

Latin fidēs ‘faith, belief; reliance’

Old French foi

Middle English feith

English faith

Today it means

noun Comfa (folk religion)

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

Etymograph / faithism