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Where does “Hitlerism” come from?

Hitlerism (English) comes from French hitlérisme, from French -ïsme, 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.

Hitlerism (English): The political philosophy and practices of Adolf...

Definitions

  1. The political philosophy and practices of Adolf...

Ancestry of “Hitlerism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchhitlérismeHitlerism
2French-ïsme-ism, variant of -isme following vowels
3Latin-ismaAlternative form of -ismus; -ism
4Latin-ismus-ism
5Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
6Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
7Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
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