English
trueism
From true + -ism.
Formed from true + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *drewH- ‘firm’
Proto-Germanic *triwwiz ‘faithful’
Old English trēowe ‘faithful’
Middle English treowe
English true
Today it means
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Sources
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