Etymology of the English word truism
the English word
truismusing 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")
derived from the English word
truederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deru-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*trewwjazDate
The earliest known usage of truism in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
