Etymology of the French word japonisme
the French word
japonismeusing the French suffix
-ismederived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
derived from the French word
JaponDate
The earliest known usage of japonisme in French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
japonism