Where does “נאַציזם” come from?
נאַציזם (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־יזם, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
נאַציזם (Yiddish): Nazism
Definitions
- Nazism
Ancestry of “נאַציזם”, step by step
נאַציזם traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ־יזם
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־יזם | -ism |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
via Yiddish נאַצי
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | נאַצי | Nazi member of the Nazi party |