Where does “Arabism” come from?
Arabism comes from English Arab plus the suffix -ism, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός meaning a state or condition, from Proto-Indo-European -mós.
Arabism (English): An idiom characteristic of the Arabic language
Definitions
- An idiom characteristic of the Arabic language
Ancestry of “Arabism”, step by step
Arabism traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French arabisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | arabisme | Arabism |
| 2 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 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 |