Etymology

Berberism

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Today it means: A word originating in a Berber language. Full definition →

English Berber ← Arabic بَرْبَرِيّ (barbariyy) ← Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekβάρβαρος (bárbaros)
  2. Arabicبَرْبَر (barbar)
  3. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  4. Arabicبَرْبَرِيّ (barbariyy)
  5. EnglishBerber
  6. English todayBerberism

From Berber + -ism.

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