Where does “scytalismus” come from?

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

scytalismus (Latin): Scytalismus clubbing of wealthy Argives in 370 BC

Definitions

Scytalismus clubbing of wealthy Argives in 370 BC

Ancestry of “scytalismus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	σκυταλισμός	clubbing, bludgeoning, cudgeling, the act or an instance of beating someone or something with a club (σκυτάλη), especially the Scytalism, the mass clubbing of wealthy Argives in 370BC
2	Ancient Greek	-ισμός	Forms abstract nouns
3	Ancient Greek	-μός	Forms abstract nouns
4	Proto-Indo-European	-mós	Creates action/result nouns from verb stems

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →Every word from Ancient Greek -μός →Every word from Ancient Greek -ισμός →