Where does “xanthism” come from?

xanthism (English) comes from Ancient Greek ξανθισμός, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

xanthism (English): a yellowish colouring of pigments in hair, skin,...

Definitions

  1. a yellowish colouring of pigments in hair, skin,...

Ancestry of “xanthism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekξανθισμόςblondness; xanthism; the property of being colored or dyed yellow or blond
2Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
3Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “xanthism”

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