Where does “写実主義” come from?
写実主義 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 主義, 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.
写実主義 (Japanese): realism; literalism
Definitions
- realism; literalism
Ancestry of “写実主義”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 主義 | a principle or set of principles; a doctrine; an... |
| 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 |