Where does “-isma” come from?

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

-isma (Latin): Alternative form of -ismus; -ism

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -ismus; -ism

Ancestry of “-isma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ismus-ism
2Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
3Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “-isma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →