-icism

English

Etymology

-ic +‎ -ism, either based directly on the adjective in -ic (as in asceticism, mysticism), or on the verb in -ise (as in anglicism).

Some productivity within English, as in witticism (1670s, by analogy with criticism).

Suffix

-icism

Forms abstract nouns from Greek or Latin bases.

Derived terms

terms derived using -icism

Translations

forming abstract nouns from Greek or Latin bases

Hungarian: -icizmus, -izmus (hu)

Anagrams

SIMIC, Simic

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