Where does “根本主義” come from?

根本主義 (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.

根本主義 (Japanese): fundamentalism

Definitions

  1. fundamentalism

Ancestry of “根本主義”, step by step

根本主義 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 主義

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese主義a principle or set of principles; a doctrine; an...
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

via Japanese 根本

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese根本basis, foundation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mósEvery word from English -ismEvery word from Ancient Greek -μός
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