Etymology of the English word tokenism
the English word
tokenismderived from the English word
tokenderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deik- (to show, to pronounce solemnly; to throw)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*taiknanusing 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
