Where does “-ismus” come from?
-ismus (Czech) comes from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
-ismus (Czech): -ism
Ancestry of “-ismus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
Words derived from “-ismus”