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Where does “Islamofascism” come from?

Islamofascism (English) comes from English fascism, from French fascisme, from Italian fascismo, from Italian -ismo, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

Islamofascism (English): Socially repressive or nationalistic Islamic...

Definitions

  1. Socially repressive or nationalistic Islamic...

Ancestry of “Islamofascism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfascismAny right-wing, authoritarian, nationalist...
2FrenchfascismeFascism, an extreme-right totalitarian political...
3ItalianfascismoFascism, fascism
4Italian-ismo-ism
5Latin-ismus-ism
6Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
7Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
8Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →