Where does “vulkanizmus” come from?
vulkanizmus (Hungarian) comes from English Vulcanism, 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.
vulkanizmus (Hungarian): volcanism
Definitions
- volcanism
Ancestry of “vulkanizmus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Vulcanism | The belief, held mostly in the 18th century, that rocks were formed in fire. It was a rival theory to Neptunism |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |