Where does “semidwarfism” come from?
semidwarfism (English) comes from English dwarfism, 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.
semidwarfism (English): Partial dwarfism
Definitions
- Partial dwarfism
Ancestry of “semidwarfism”, step by step
semidwarfism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dwarfism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dwarfism | The condition of being a dwarf |
| 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 |