Where does “cannabism” come from?
cannabism (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.
cannabism (English): cannabis poisoning
Definitions
- cannabis poisoning
Ancestry of “cannabism”, step by step
cannabism 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 cannabis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cannabis | A tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis, especially Cannabis sativa), native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers |
| 2 | Latin | cannabis | hemp; dative/ablative plural of cannabum;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κάνναβις | hemp; hemp seed |