Where does “Mandaeism” come from?

Mandaeism (English) comes from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

Mandaeism (English): A monotheistic religion of the Iraqi region with a strongly dualistic and gnostic worldview, whose adherents (the Mandaeans) revere Adam and other Biblical figures, especially John the Baptist

Definitions

  1. A monotheistic religion of the Iraqi region with a strongly dualistic and gnostic worldview, whose adherents (the Mandaeans) revere Adam and other Biblical figures, especially John the Baptist

Ancestry of “Mandaeism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
2Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →Every word from Ancient Greek -μός →Every word from Ancient Greek -ισμός →