Where does “Balticism” come from?
Balticism (English) comes from English ism, from English -ism, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
Balticism (English): A word or other feature originating in a Baltic language that has been borrowed by another language, usually a Slavic or a Finnic one
Definitions
- A word or other feature originating in a Baltic language that has been borrowed by another language, usually a Slavic or a Finnic one
Ancestry of “Balticism”, step by step
Balticism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |