Where does “accidentalism” come from?
accidentalism (English) comes from English accidental, from Middle English accidental, from Middle French accidentel, from Late Latin accidentalis, from Latin accidēns, from Latin accidō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
accidentalism (English): Accidental character or effect; The belief that...
Definitions
- Accidental character or effect; The belief that...
Ancestry of “accidentalism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | accidental | Not essential; incidental, secondary;... |
| 2 | Middle English | accidental | — |
| 3 | Middle French | accidentel | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | accidentalis | — |
| 5 | Latin | accidēns | falling down, upon, at or near, descending |
| 6 | Latin | accidō | to fall down, upon, at or near; descend |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |