Where does “bowdlerismi” come from?
bowdlerismi (Finnish) comes from English bowdlerism, 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.
bowdlerismi (Finnish): bowdlerism, expurgation
Ancestry of “bowdlerismi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bowdlerism | A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by... |
| 2 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 3 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 4 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |