Where does “cannibalism” come from?
Cannibalism derives from English cannibal, Ancient Greek -ισμός, Ancient Greek -μός, Proto-Indo-European -mós, and Arawak kalingo, originally denoting a person of a specific Caribbean people.
cannibalism (English): The act of eating another of one's own species;...
Definitions
- The act of eating another of one's own species;...
Ancestry of “cannibalism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 2 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
Words derived from “cannibalism”