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Where does “ecomodernism” come from?

ecomodernism (English) comes from English modernism, 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.

ecomodernism (English): A movement based upon the assumption that...

Definitions

  1. A movement based upon the assumption that...

Ancestry of “ecomodernism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmodernismModern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices,...
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 -mós →