myEtymology.com: English etymology of occultism

Etymology of the English word occultism

the English word occultism

derived from the English word occult

derived from the Latin word occultus (hidden, secret)

derived from the Latin word occulere (cover; cover up, hide)

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

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")