Where does “Maoism” come from?

Maoism derives from English -ism, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós, a suffix forming abstract nouns denoting conditions or practices.

Maoism (English): The philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong of the...

Definitions

  1. The philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong of the...

Ancestry of “Maoism”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →Every word from English -ism →Every word from Ancient Greek -μός →