Where does “dadaist” come from?
dadaist (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian dadaìzam, from French dadaïsme, from Dutch isme, from Malay -isme, from Dutch -isme, from Middle French -isme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
dadaist (Serbo-Croatian): Dadaist
Definitions
- Dadaist
Ancestry of “dadaist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | dadaìzam | dadaism |
| 2 | French | dadaïsme | dadaism |
| 3 | Dutch | isme | ism |
| 4 | Malay | -isme | ism |
| 5 | Dutch | -isme | -ism |
| 6 | Middle French | -isme | — |
| 7 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 8 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |