Perhaps it’s because I’m a student of philosophy, but I find that I deal with lots of “-isms” on a daily basis. Taoism, capitalism, anarchism…There are a great many schools of thought out there. Much like the English suffix “-ism,” there is an Esperanto infix that means virtually the same thing. Try using “-ism-” when you want to indicate a school of thought in Esperanto.

As a word of warning, don’t be tempted to drop the “i” that might be a part of your root word. For example, the word “anarchy” in Esperanto is “anarkio.” If we wanted to say “anarchism,” we would use the root “anarki-,” and add “-ism-,” then finally our concluding “-o.” The end result “anarkiismo.” I’m sure you’ll be cautious in your use, but it never hurts to remind oneself!