Where does “anismus” come from?

anismus (English) comes from English -ismus, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

anismus (English): A malfunction of the external anal sphincter and puborectalis muscle during defecation, sometimes causing constipation

Definitions

  1. A malfunction of the external anal sphincter and puborectalis muscle during defecation, sometimes causing constipation

Ancestry of “anismus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ismusForming compound nouns describing a condition or...
2Latin-ismus-ism
3Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
4Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →