Where does “liberalismo” come from?
liberalismo (Galician) comes from Galician -ismo, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
liberalismo (Galician): liberalism
Ancestry of “liberalismo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Galician | -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 |