myEtymology.com: English etymology of lamaism

Etymology of the English word lamaism

the English word lamaism

derived from the English word lama

derived from the Tibetan word blama

derived from the Tibetan word bla-ma

derived from the Tibetan word bla

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")