Where does “amoralist” come from?
amoralist (English) comes from English amoral, from English ā-, from Old English ġe-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
amoralist (English): One who practises or who advocates amoralism
Definitions
- One who practises or who advocates amoralism
Ancestry of “amoralist”, step by step
amoralist traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English amoral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amoral | Neither moral nor immoral; Not believing in or... |
| 2 | English | ā- | — |
| 3 | Old English | ġe- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfection |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via French amoraliste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | amoraliste | amoralist |
| 2 | French | amoral | amoral |
| 3 | French | moral | morale, optimism; moral |
| 4 | Middle French | moral | — |
| 5 | Old French | moral | — |
| 6 | Latin | mōrālis | Of or pertaining to manners, morals or ethics; moral |
| 7 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |