Word: Sanskritism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: san
skri
ti
sm
Definition: A word or phrase borrowed from Sanskrit for modern usage in India, Sri Lanka and elsewhere, especially in various Indo-Aryan languages.
Morphemes:
Affix: Sanskrit
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Relating to Sanskrit; an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.