Etymology of the English word ergotism
the English word
ergotismderived from the English word
ergotderived from the French word
ergotderived from the Old French word
argotusing the English suffix
-ismderived from the French suffix
-ismderived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
Usage
Word found in Modern English
