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Where does “dadaism” come from?

dadaism (English) comes from French dadaïsme, from Dutch isme, from Malay -isme, from Dutch -isme, from Middle French -isme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

dadaism (English): The cultural movement of Dada

Definitions

  1. The cultural movement of Dada

Ancestry of “dadaism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdadaïsmedadaism
2Dutchismeism
3Malay-isme—
4Dutch-isme-ism
5Middle French-isme—
6Latin-ismaAlternative form of -ismus; -ism
7Latin-ismus-ism
8Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
9Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
10Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →