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Where does “Benthamic” come from?

Benthamic (English) comes from English Bentham, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

Benthamic (English): Of or pertaining to Jeremy Bentham or Benthamism

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Jeremy Bentham or Benthamism

Ancestry of “Benthamic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBentham—
2Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
3Proto-West Germanichaimhome
4Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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