Where does “واقعية” come from?

واقعية (Arabic) comes from Arabic وَاقِع, from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع — falling eagle.

واقعية (Arabic): reality, actuality; realism; positivism

Definitions

  1. reality, actuality; realism; positivism

Ancestry of “واقعية”, step by step

واقعية traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic وَاقِع

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
2Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle

via Arabic ـِيَّة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicـِيَّةrelational suffix
Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع →Every word from Arabic وَاقِع →