Etymology of the English word illusionism
the English word
illusionismderived from the English word
illusionderived from the Latin word
illusio (irony; mocking, jeering)
derived from the Latin word
illusumderived from the Latin word
illudere (mock, ridicule, speak mockingly of)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
ludere (play, mock, tease)
using the Latin prefix
il-using 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
