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Where does “kannibalizmus” come from?

kannibalizmus (Hungarian) comes 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.

kannibalizmus (Hungarian): cannibalism

Definitions

  1. cannibalism

Ancestry of “kannibalizmus”, step by step

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