Where does “tangentismo” come from?

tangentismo (Italian) comes from Italian -ismo, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

tangentismo (Italian): the practise of taking bribes

Definitions

  1. the practise of taking bribes

Ancestry of “tangentismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-ismo-ism
2Latin-ismus-ism
3Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
4Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mósEvery word from Italian -ismoEvery word from Ancient Greek -μός
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