Where does “Somethingism” come from?

Somethingism (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.

Somethingism (English): an unspecified belief in some higher force

Definitions

  1. an unspecified belief in some higher force

Ancestry of “Somethingism”, step by step

Somethingism 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 something

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsomethingAn uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing; A...
2Middle Englishsomþyngsomething
3Old Englishsumsome
4Proto-West Germanic*sumsome
5Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mósEvery word from English -ismEvery word from English ism
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