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Where does “hylozoism” come from?

hylozoism (English) comes from English ism, 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.

hylozoism (English): A philosophical doctrine espousing that all or...

Definitions

  1. A philosophical doctrine espousing that all or...

Ancestry of “hylozoism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishismAn ideology, system of thought, or practice that...
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

Words derived from “hylozoism”

  • hylozoistic
  • hylozoist
  • hylozoistically
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