Where does “optimisme” come from?
optimisme (Dutch) comes from Dutch -isme, from Middle French -isme, 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.
optimisme (Dutch): optimism
Ancestry of “optimisme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | -isme | -ism |
| 2 | Middle French | -isme | — |
| 3 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 4 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |