Where does “Serbianism” come from?
Serbianism (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.
Serbianism (English): A linguistic feature of Serbian language, especially a Serbian idiom or phrasing that appears in some other language
Definitions
- A linguistic feature of Serbian language, especially a Serbian idiom or phrasing that appears in some other language
Ancestry of “Serbianism”, step by step
Serbianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
via English Serbian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Serbian | A native or inhabitant of Serbia; A Serb; The... |
| 2 | English | Serb | A person of Serb descent; Of or pertaining to the... |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | Srbi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sьrbъ | ally |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | to flow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |