Where does “totemismo” come from?

totemismo (Spanish) comes from Spanish ismo, from Spanish -ismo, from French féminisme, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

totemismo (Spanish): totemism

Definitions

  1. totemism

Ancestry of “totemismo”, step by step

totemismo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish ismo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishismoism
2Spanish-ismo-ism
3Frenchféminismefeminism
4French-ïsme-ism, variant of -isme following vowels
5Latin-ismaAlternative form of -ismus; -ism
6Latin-ismus-ism
7Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
8Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
9Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

via Spanish tótem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtótemtotem; totem pole
2EnglishtotemAny natural object or living creature that serves...
3Ojibwedoodemtotem; clan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mósEvery word from French -ïsmeEvery word from Spanish -ismo