Where does “leucistic” come from?

leucistic (English) comes from English leucism, 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.

leucistic (English): Affected by leucism

Definitions

  1. Affected by leucism

Ancestry of “leucistic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishleucismAn animal condition in which there is partial...
2EnglishismAn ideology, system of thought, or practice that...
3English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
4Latin-ismus-ism
5Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
6Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
7Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós
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