Where does “-ismo” come from?
-ismo (Spanish) comes from French féminisme, from French -ïsme, 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.
-ismo (Spanish): -ism
Definitions
- -ism
Ancestry of “-ismo”, step by step
-ismo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French féminisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | féminisme | feminism |
| 2 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 3 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 4 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
via New Latin scepticismus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | scepticismus | — |