Etymograph

English

Indianism

From Indian + -ism.

A compound of Indian + -ism

Anglo-Norman indien

Middle English Indien

English Indian

first attested First attested in 1651 (as stated in the etymology)

The story

First attested in 1651.

Today it means

noun A word or phrase peculiar to a language spoken in India, such as Indian English.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Indianism