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Where does “klassicism” come from?

klassicism (Swedish) comes from French classicisme, 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.

Ancestry of “klassicism”, step by step

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

Words derived from “klassicism”

  • klassistinen
  • klassismi
  • wieniläisklassismi
  • klassisistinen
  • klassisismi
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