Where does “Singularitarianism” come from?
Singularitarianism (English) comes from English Singularitarian, from English -arian, from English -ary, from Italian -ario, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
Singularitarianism (English): Belief in the technological singularity theory
Definitions
- Belief in the technological singularity theory
Ancestry of “Singularitarianism”, step by step
Singularitarianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Singularitarian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Singularitarian | Someone who supports the technological... |
| 2 | English | -arian | A believer in something; An advocate of... |
| 3 | English | -ary | of or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to... |
| 4 | Italian | -ario | -ary; Added to nouns to create attributive... |
| 5 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 6 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
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 |