Where does “monasticism” come from?

Monasticism derives from Middle French monastique, from Ancient Greek monastikós meaning "of or pertaining to solitary life," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -mós.

monasticism (English): The practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits...

Definitions

  1. The practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits...

Ancestry of “monasticism”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →Every word from English -ism →Every word from Ancient Greek -μός →