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Where does “αυτοκανιβαλισμός” come from?

αυτοκανιβαλισμός (Greek) comes from Greek κανιβαλισμός, from English cannibalism, 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.

αυτοκανιβαλισμός (Greek): autocannibalism

Definitions

  1. autocannibalism

Ancestry of “αυτοκανιβαλισμός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκανιβαλισμόςcannibalism
2EnglishcannibalismThe act of eating another of one's own species;...
3English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
4Latin-ismus-ism
5Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
6Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
7Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
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