The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἀστείσμός
- Latin · derived fromastĕïsmŏs“the more refined style of speaking”
- English todayasteismus
From Latin astĕïsmŏs (“the more refined style of speaking”), from Ancient Greek ἀστείσμός (asteísmós).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.