Where does “actionalism” come from?
actionalism (English) comes from French actionnalisme, from French action, from Old French aucion, from Latin āctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
actionalism (English): The theory of sociologist Alain Touraine that aims to replace sociology's focus from society to actors. Here, they emphasise the importance of individuals as agents of social systems, rather than passive observers
Definitions
- The theory of sociologist Alain Touraine that aims to replace sociology's focus from society to actors. Here, they emphasise the importance of individuals as agents of social systems, rather than passive observers
Ancestry of “actionalism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | actionnalisme | actionalism |
| 2 | French | action | action, act; campaign; stock, share |
| 3 | Old French | aucion | action; act; deed |
| 4 | Latin | āctiō | action; a doing or performing, behavior |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |