bohemism

Questions

What does bohemism mean?

A word or idiom of the Czech language (that has been borrowed by another language).

Where does bohemism come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Celtic *bāusder. Latin Boiī Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimazbor. Late Latin Boiohaemumlbor. Middle French Bohême French Bohêmebor. Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Bohemia Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Bohemism From Bohemia + -ism.

How to pronounce bohemism

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