Where does “Marxism” come from?
Marxism derives from Marx via the Ancient Greek suffix -ισμός, which combines Ancient Greek -μός and Proto-Indo-European -mós, a suffix forming abstract nouns of action or state.
Marxism (English): The socialist and communist philosophy and...
Definitions
- The socialist and communist philosophy and...
Ancestry of “Marxism”, step by step
Marxism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French marxisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | marxisme | Marxism |
| 2 | French | Marx | — |
| 3 | German | Marx | — |
| 4 | German | Markus | Mark the Evangelist biblical character |
| 5 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 6 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 7 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English Marx
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Marx | — |