Where does “heroísmo” come from?

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

heroísmo (Portuguese): heroism

Definitions

  1. heroism

Ancestry of “heroísmo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-ismo-ism
2Latin-ismus-ism
3Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
4Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “heroísmo”

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