Where does “euism” come from?

euism (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.

euism (Romanian): selfism

Definitions

  1. selfism

Ancestry of “euism”, 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 →