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Where does “antipositivist” come from?

antipositivist (English) comes from English positivist, from French positiviste, from French positif, from Latin posītivus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

antipositivist (English): Relating to antipositivism; An advocate of...

Definitions

  1. Relating to antipositivism; An advocate of...

Ancestry of “antipositivist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpositivistA believer in positivism; related to positivism,...
2Frenchpositivistepositivist
3Frenchpositifpositive; positive or zero. nonnegative;...
4Latinposītivus—
5Latinpōnō—
6Proto-Italicpoznō—
7Proto-Italicpozinō—
8Proto-Italicsinō—
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