Where does “sadisme” come from?

sadisme (Malay) comes from English sadism, from German Sadismus, from German -ismus, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

sadisme (Malay): sadism

Definitions

  1. sadism

Ancestry of “sadisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsadismThe enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation...
2GermanSadismussadism
3German-ismus-ism
4Latin-ismus-ism
5Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
6Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
7Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates 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 →