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Where does “-mós” come from?

-mós (Proto-Indo-European): Creates action/result nouns from verb stems

Definitions

  1. Creates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “-mós”

  • possible
  • impossible
  • possibility
  • possibly
  • criticism
  • terrorism
  • tourism
  • capitalism
  • nationalism
  • Buddhism
  • metabolism
  • patriotism
  • realism
  • journalism
  • impossibility
  • socialism
  • bowel
  • liberalism
  • optimism
  • activism
  • imperialism
  • communism
  • colonialism
  • individualism