Where does “apologetism” come from?

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

apologetism (Romanian): apologetics

Definitions

  1. apologetics

Ancestry of “apologetism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanian-ismism indicates a belief or principle
2Latin-ismus-ism
3Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
4Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
5Proto-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 →