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Where does “Oblomovism” come from?

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

Oblomovism (English): Indolent apathy

Definitions

  1. Indolent apathy

Ancestry of “Oblomovism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanian-ism-ism
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 →