myEtymology.com: English etymology of esotericism

Etymology of the English word esotericism

the English word esotericism

derived from the English word esoteric

derived from the Greek word esoterikos, ἐσωτερικός

derived from the Greek word esotero

derived from the Greek word eso, ἔσω

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *en

derived from the Greek word esoteros, ἐσώτερος (interior)

derived from the Greek word eso, ἔσω

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *en

using the English suffix -ism

derived from the French suffix -ism

derived from the Latin suffix -ismus

derived from the Greek suffix -ismos, -ισμός

suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")