Where does “-ism” come from?

-ism (Swedish) comes 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.

-ism (Swedish): ism

Definitions

  1. ism

Ancestry of “-ism”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ism”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →Every word from French -ïsme →Every word from Ancient Greek -μός →