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Where does “Lamarckism” come from?

Lamarckism (English) comes 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.

Lamarckism (English): The theory that structural variations,...

Definitions

  1. The theory that structural variations,...

Ancestry of “Lamarckism”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Lamarckism”

  • Neo-Lamarckism
  • neo-Lamarckism
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