English
selfism
From self + -ism.
A compound of self + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- ‘one's own’
Proto-Germanic *selbaz
Old English self ‘self’
Middle English salve
English self
Today it means
noun The practice of focusing concern and effort on the needs of the self.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “selfism”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / selfism