Where does “Pindarism” come from?

Pindarism (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.

Pindarism (English): Imitation of the Ancient Greek poet Pindar

Definitions

  1. Imitation of the Ancient Greek poet Pindar

Ancestry of “Pindarism”, step by step

Pindarism traces back through 3 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 Pindar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPindarAn Ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes (ca. 522–443 BC)
2Ancient GreekΠίνδαροςPindar

via French pindarisme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchpindarismePindarism
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mósEvery word from English -ismEvery word from English ism
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