Where does “antirealist” come from?
antirealist (English) comes from English realist, from English real, from Middle English real, from Old French reel, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
antirealist (English): One who rejects realism
Definitions
- One who rejects realism
Ancestry of “antirealist”, step by step
antirealist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English realist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | realist | An advocate of realism; one who believes that... |
| 2 | English | real | True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent;... |
| 3 | Middle English | real | real, true, factual; concerning possessions;... |
| 4 | Old French | reel | — |
| 5 | Latin | reālis | real |
| 6 | Latin | rēs | thing, object, stuff |
| 7 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 8 | Latin | vindicō | to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi) |
| 9 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 10 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 11 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 12 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 13 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 14 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 15 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 16 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 17 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 18 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via French antiréaliste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | antiréaliste | — |