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Where does “vandalismo” come from?

vandalismo (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.

vandalismo (Portuguese): vandalism

Definitions

  1. vandalism

Ancestry of “vandalismo”, 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 “vandalismo”

  • antivandalismo
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