Where does “Canaanism” come from?

Canaanism (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.

Canaanism (English): A cultural and ideological movement of the early 20th century, claiming that much of the Middle East had been a Hebrew-speaking civilization in antiquity, and hoping to create a Hebrew nation embracing both Arabs and Jews

Definitions

  1. A cultural and ideological movement of the early 20th century, claiming that much of the Middle East had been a Hebrew-speaking civilization in antiquity, and hoping to create a Hebrew nation embracing both Arabs and Jews

Ancestry of “Canaanism”, step by step

Canaanism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishismAn ideology, system of thought, or practice that...
2English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
3Latin-ismus-ism
4Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

via English Canaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCanaanroughly equivalent to Palestine/Israel
2Ecclesiastical LatinChanaan
3Ancient Greekχαναάν
4Ancient GreekΧνᾶAbbreviation of Χαναάν
5HebrewכְּנַעַןSlavic lands
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mósEvery word from English -ismEvery word from English ism