Where does “uranism” come from?

uranism (English) comes from French uranisme, from German Uranismus, from German -ismus, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

uranism (English): Homosexuality

Definitions

  1. Homosexuality

Ancestry of “uranism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchuranismemale homosexuality
2GermanUranismusuranism, male homosexuality
3German-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 “uranism”

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