Where does “Malebranchism” come from?
Malebranchism (English) comes from English Malebranche, from Italian malo, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
Malebranchism (English): The theological-philosophical system of the French philosopher Nicolas Malebranche (1638–1715), based on the doctrine that the mind can not have knowledge or ideas of anything external to itself except in its relation to God
Definitions
- The theological-philosophical system of the French philosopher Nicolas Malebranche (1638–1715), based on the doctrine that the mind can not have knowledge or ideas of anything external to itself except in its relation to God
Ancestry of “Malebranchism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Malebranche | Nicolas Malebranche (1638–1715), a French philosopher |
| 2 | Italian | malo | bad, evil, wicked; unfit, incompetent, inadequate |
| 3 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |