Where does “absurdist” come from?
absurdist (English) comes from English absurd, from Middle French absurde, from Latin absurdus, from Latin absonus, from Latin -sonus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
absurdist (English): An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer...
Definitions
- An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer...
Ancestry of “absurdist”, step by step
absurdist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English absurd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | absurd | Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and... |
| 2 | Middle French | absurde | — |
| 3 | Latin | absurdus | discordant, harsh; incongruous, inconsistent,... |
| 4 | Latin | absonus | harsh, discordant; unsuitable, incongruous |
| 5 | Latin | -sonus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 7 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via Norwegian Bokmål absurdisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | absurdisme | absurdism the philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail |
| 2 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 3 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 4 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |