chamanismo

Spanish

Alternative forms

• shamanismo

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish chamán

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 -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor.

Latin -ismuslbor.

Spanish -ismo

Spanish chamanismo

From chamán + -ismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃamaˈnismo/ [t͡ʃa.maˈniz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: cha‧ma‧nis‧mo

Noun

chamanismo m (uncountable)

1. shamanism

Related terms

• chamánico

Further reading

• “chamanismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025