Where does “Pavlovian” come from?
Pavlovian (English) comes from French pavlovien, from English Pavlov, from Russian Па́влов, from Russian Па́вел, from Old Church Slavonic Павьлъ, from Ancient Greek Παῦλος, from Latin paulus, from Latin paullus.
Pavlovian (English): Of or relating to the theories of the Russian...
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- Of or relating to the theories of the Russian...
Ancestry of “Pavlovian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pavlovien | of Pavlov; Pavlovian |
| 2 | English | Pavlov | To condition a person or animal to react to a stimulus, without consideration to the meaning of it |
| 3 | Russian | Па́влов | a common Slavic surname |
| 4 | Russian | Па́вел | Paul |
| 5 | Old Church Slavonic | Павьлъ | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Παῦλος | Paul, a common Roman name, famously held by Paul, the Christian apostle |
| 7 | Latin | paulus | little, small |
| 8 | Latin | paullus | — |