myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of pauperismo

Etymology of the Spanish word pauperismo

the Spanish word pauperismo

derived from the English word pauperism

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 pauper

derived from the Latin word pauper (poor man; poor, meager, unproductive)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pau-