Where does “snobism” come from?

snobism (Romanian) comes from French snobisme, from Dutch -isme, from Middle 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.

snobism (Romanian): snobbery

Definitions

  1. snobbery

Ancestry of “snobism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsnobismesnobbishness
2Dutch-isme-ism
3Middle French-isme
4Latin-ismaAlternative form of -ismus; -ism
5Latin-ismus-ism
6Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
7Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
8Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mósEvery word from Ancient Greek -μόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -ισμός
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