Where does “Presbyterianism” come from?

Presbyterianism derives from Presbyterian plus the suffix -ism, from Ancient Greek -ισμός and -μός, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -mós, a formative element denoting a state or condition.

Presbyterianism (English): A form of Protestant Christianity based on...

Definitions

  1. A form of Protestant Christianity based on...

Ancestry of “Presbyterianism”, 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

Words derived from “Presbyterianism”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →Every word from English -ism →Every word from Ancient Greek -μός →