Where does “mesmerism” come from?

Mesmerism comes from French mesmérisme, formed from the French suffix -isme, derived from Latin -isma, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -mós.

mesmerism (English): The method or power of gaining control over...

Definitions

  1. The method or power of gaining control over...

Ancestry of “mesmerism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmesmérismemesmerism
2French-isme-ism
3Latin-ismaAlternative form of -ismus; -ism
4Latin-ismus-ism
5Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
6Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
7Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “mesmerism”

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