Where does “antinaturalism” come from?
antinaturalism (English) comes from English naturalism, from English natural, from Middle English natural, from Old French natural, from Latin nātūrālis, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
antinaturalism (English): The view that the natural world and the social...
Definitions
- The view that the natural world and the social...
Ancestry of “antinaturalism”, step by step
antinaturalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English naturalism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | naturalism | A state of nature; conformity to nature; The... |
| 2 | English | natural | That exists and evolved within the confines of an... |
| 3 | Middle English | natural | intrinsic, fundamental, basic; relating to... |
| 4 | Old French | natural | natural |
| 5 | Latin | nātūrālis | natural by birth, legitimate |
| 6 | Latin | nātūra | the nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing |
| 7 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 8 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |