Where does “ismo” come from?
ismo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto -ismo, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
ismo (Esperanto): a doctrine, theory, or practice; an ism
Definitions
- a doctrine, theory, or practice; an ism
Ancestry of “ismo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | -ismo | -ism |
| 2 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
Words derived from “ismo”