Where does “Ophitism” come from?

Ophitism (English) comes from English ism, 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.

Ophitism (English): The religion of the Ophites

Definitions

  1. The religion of the Ophites

Ancestry of “Ophitism”, step by step

Ophitism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishismAn ideology, system of thought, or practice that...
2English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
3Latin-ismus-ism
4Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

via English Ophite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOphiteA member of a Gnostic snake-worshipping sect of...
2Latinophitesserpentine
3Ancient Greekὀφίτης
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós