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Where does “familism” come from?

familism (English) comes 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.

familism (English): The beliefs or practice of the Family of Love...

Definitions

  1. The beliefs or practice of the Family of Love...

Ancestry of “familism”, 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 “familism”

  • familistic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →