Where does “vulkanisme” come from?

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

vulkanisme (Norwegian Bokmål): volcanism

Definitions

  1. volcanism

Ancestry of “vulkanisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmål-isme-ism
2French-ïsme-ism, variant of -isme following vowels
3Latin-ismaAlternative form of -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 -mósEvery word from French -ïsmeEvery word from Ancient Greek -μός