myEtymology.com: English etymology of yankeeism

Etymology of the English word yankeeism

the English word yankeeism

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")

derived from the English word Yankee

derived from the Dutch word Jan