Where does “-izam” come from?
-izam (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
-izam (Serbo-Croatian): -ism
Ancestry of “-izam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
Words derived from “-izam”