Etymology of the English word extremism
the English word
extremismderived from the English word
extremederived from the Old French word
extremederived from the Latin word
extremus (rear)
derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsusing 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
