Where does “օրգանիզմ” come from?
օրգանիզմ (Armenian) comes from Russian органи́зм, from French organisme, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
օրգանիզմ (Armenian): organism
Ancestry of “օրգանիզմ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | органи́зм | — |
| 2 | French | organisme | organism; organisation |
| 3 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 4 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 5 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |