Where does “materialism” come from?

materialism (Romanian) comes from French matérialisme, from French -isme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

materialism (Romanian): materialism

Definitions

  1. materialism

Ancestry of “materialism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmatérialismematerialism
2French-isme-ism
3Latin-ismaAlternative form of -ismus; -ism
4Latin-ismus-ism
5Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
6Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
7Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →