Where does “Cartesianism” come from?
Cartesianism is an English word formed from Cartesian and the suffix -ism, which derives from Ancient Greek -ισμός, Latin -anus, Latin -um, Latin -us, Old Latin -os, Proto-Italic -os, and Proto-Indo-European -ós.
Cartesianism (English): The philosophical doctrines of René Descartes
Definitions
- The philosophical doctrines of René Descartes
Ancestry of “Cartesianism”, step by step
Cartesianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
via English cartesian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cartesian | Alternative spelling of Cartesian |
| 2 | New Latin | Cartesiānus | — |
| 3 | Latin | Cartesius | {{w|René Descartes}} |