Where does “additivism” come from?

additivism (English) comes from English additive, from Late Latin additivus, from Latin addere, from Latin addō, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.

additivism (English): A view of the evolution of the brain in which features were added over generations

Definitions

  1. A view of the evolution of the brain in which features were added over generations

Ancestry of “additivism”, step by step

additivism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English additive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadditivePertaining to addition; that can be, or has been,...
2Late Latinadditivus
3Latinadderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Latinaddōto add
5Latin-dōto put
6Proto-Germanic-dô
7SiciliandiUsed to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s
8Latinof; concerning; about
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via English ism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishismAn ideology, system of thought, or practice that...
2English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
3Latin-ismus-ism
4Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti