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Where does “サフィズム” come from?

サフィズム (Japanese) comes from English sapphism, 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.

サフィズム (Japanese): Alternative form of サッフィズム

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of サッフィズム

Ancestry of “サフィズム”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsapphismlesbianism; female homosexuality
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 →