Where does “berdachism” come from?

berdachism (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.

berdachism (English): The state or practice of being transgender or...

Definitions

  1. The state or practice of being transgender or...

Ancestry of “berdachism”, step by step

berdachism 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 berdache

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishberdacheAmong Native Americans, a person who identifies...
2Frenchbardacheberdache; passive homosexual
3Italianbardassayoung prostitute; brat, kid
4Arabicبَرْدَجslave
5Persianبردهslave; captive
6Middle Persian𐫇‎𐫡𐫅𐫃
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mósEvery word from English -ismEvery word from English ism
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