Where does “autismo” come from?

autismo (Galician) comes from Spanish autismo, from Spanish -ismo, from French féminisme, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

autismo (Galician): autism

Definitions

  1. autism

Ancestry of “autismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishautismoautism
2Spanish-ismo-ism
3Frenchféminismefeminism
4French-ïsme-ism, variant of -isme following vowels
5Latin-ismaAlternative form of -ismus; -ism
6Latin-ismus-ism
7Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
8Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
9Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mósEvery word from French -ïsmeEvery word from Spanish -ismo