Where does “thuggism” come from?

thuggism (English) comes 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.

thuggism (English): The violent acts of the thuggee

Definitions

  1. The violent acts of the thuggee

Ancestry of “thuggism”, step by step

thuggism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishismAn ideology, system of thought, or practice that...
2English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
3Latin-ismus-ism
4Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

via English thug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthugSomeone with an intimidating and unseemly...
2Hindiठगswindler, fraud, cheat; thug
3Prakrit𑀞𑀕thief
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mósEvery word from English -ismEvery word from English ism
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