Where does “antipragmatist” come from?
antipragmatist (English) comes from English anti, from English anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.
antipragmatist (English): One who rejects pragmatism
Definitions
- One who rejects pragmatism
Ancestry of “antipragmatist”, step by step
antipragmatist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anti | Opposed to something; That has a torsion angle... |
| 2 | English | anti- | Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀντι- | anti-, against; like, reminiscent of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓ντῐ́ | opposite |
via English pragmatist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pragmatist | One who acts in a practical or straightforward... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πρᾶγμα | deed, act, fact; occurance, matter, affair;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |