Where does “dwarfism” come from?
Dwarfism comes from English dwarf plus the suffix -ism, which derives from Ancient Greek -ισμός and -μός, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -mós.
dwarfism (English): The condition of being a dwarf
Definitions
- The condition of being a dwarf
Ancestry of “dwarfism”, 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 “dwarfism”