'anglicism' originates from French, specifically the word 'anglicisme', where 'anglic-' referred to 'English' and '-isme' meant 'a practice or characteristic.'

'anglicisme' was adopted into English as 'anglicism' in the 17th century, and its plural form is 'anglicisms'.

Initially, it meant 'an English characteristic or idiom', but over time it evolved to mean 'a word or phrase borrowed from English into another language.'