Etymology of the English word puerilism
the English word
puerilismderived from the English word
puerilederived from the Latin word
puerilis (boyish; youthful, childish)
derived from the Latin word
puer (boy, lad, young man)
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
