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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

  1. Accidental character or effect; The belief that...

Ancestry of “accidentalism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaccidentalNot essential; incidental, secondary;...
2Middle Englishaccidental—
3Middle Frenchaccidentel—
4Late Latinaccidentalis—
5Latinaccidēns—
6Latinaccidō—
7Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
8Latinīn-—
9Latinîn—
10Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
11Proto-Italicenin
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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