Where does “bismuthism” come from?

bismuthism (English) comes from English bismuth, from German Wismut, from Middle High German wismāt, from Latin bisemutum, from Arabic بِسِيمُوتِيُّون, from Ancient Greek ψιμύθιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

bismuthism (English): bismuth poisoning

Definitions

  1. bismuth poisoning

Ancestry of “bismuthism”, step by step

bismuthism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bismuth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbismuthA chemical element with an atomic number of 83:...
2GermanWismutbismuth
3Middle High Germanwismāt
4Latinbisemutumbismuth
5Arabicبِسِيمُوتِيُّون
6Ancient Greekψιμύθιονwhite lead (as a pigment to whiten the face or hair)
7Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐονEvery word from Ancient Greek ψιμύθιον