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Where does “kvietism” come from?

kvietism (Swedish) comes from Italian quietismo, from Italian -ismo, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

kvietism (Swedish): quietism

Definitions

  1. quietism

Ancestry of “kvietism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianquietismoquietism; apathy; calmness
2Italian-ismo-ism
3Latin-ismus-ism
4Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →