Where does “mobsterism” come from?
mobsterism (English) comes from English mobster, from English mob, from English mobile, from Latin mōbilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
mobsterism (English): The practices of a mobster; organized crime
Definitions
- The practices of a mobster; organized crime
Ancestry of “mobsterism”, step by step
mobsterism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mobster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mobster | a member of a mob or Mafia |
| 2 | English | mob | A large or disorderly group of people; especially... |
| 3 | English | mobile | Capable of being moved, especially on wheels;... |
| 4 | Latin | mōbilis | movable, loose |
| 5 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |