Where does “Talibanism” come from?
Talibanism (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.
Talibanism (English): Support for the Taliban
Definitions
- Support for the Taliban
Ancestry of “Talibanism”, step by step
Talibanism 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 Taliban
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Taliban | A Taliban militia; A member of the Taliban... |
| 2 | Pashto | طالبان | students, seekers |
| 3 | Arabic | طالب | seeker, pursuer; student, scholar; claimant |
| 4 | Arabic | طَلَبَ | to demand, ask, beg; to seek, to request, etc |
| 5 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 6 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | for, to |