myEtymology.com: English etymology of idolism

Etymology of the English word idolism

the English word idolism

derived from the English word idol

derived from the Old French word idole

derived from the Latin word idolum (idol-temple; idolatry, paganism; specter, apparition; image)

derived from the Greek word eidolon, εἴδωλον (an image (for worship); by implication, a heathen god, or (plural) the worship of such)

derived from the Greek word eidos, εἶδος (form, likeness, appearance, resemblance; a view; form )

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weid-

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")