myEtymology.com: English etymology of foreignism

Etymology of the English word foreignism

the English word foreignism

derived from the English word foreign

derived from the Old French word forain

derived from the Latin word foranus

derived from the Late Latin word foras (afară; outside)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhwer- (door, doorway)

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")