'domesticism' originates from English, formed by adding the suffix '-ism' to 'domestic', where 'domestic' ultimately comes from Latin 'domesticus' (from 'domus' meaning 'house').

'domestic' traces back through Old French and Latin: Latin 'domesticus' (of the house) from 'domus' ('house'), which passed into Middle English and became 'domestic'; English later formed 'domesticism' by adding the productive suffix '-ism' to denote a doctrine, practice, or system.

Initially related simply to things 'of the household' or 'of the home'; over time the derivative 'domesticism' came to denote the ideological or systematic emphasis on home life and household roles.