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Where does “antimaterialism” come from?

antimaterialism (English) comes from English materialism, from French matérialisme, from French -isme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

antimaterialism (English): Any belief system that opposes philosophical...

Definitions

  1. Any belief system that opposes philosophical...

Ancestry of “antimaterialism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaterialismConstant concern over material possessions and...
2Frenchmatérialismematerialism
3French-isme-ism
4Latin-ismaAlternative form of -ismus; -ism
5Latin-ismus-ism
6Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
7Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
8Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →