Where does “extremism” come from?

Extremism derives from English extreme, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Latin extremus meaning "outermost," from Latin extra meaning "outside," from Latin exter, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs meaning "outside."

extremism (English): Extreme ideas or actions

Definitions

  1. Extreme ideas or actions

Ancestry of “extremism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
2Latin-ismus-ism
3Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
4Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “extremism”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →Every word from English -ism →Every word from Ancient Greek -μός →