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Where does “antirepresentationalist” come from?

antirepresentationalist (English) comes from English representationalist, from English representational, from English representation, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

antirepresentationalist (English): One who opposes representationalism

Definitions

  1. One who opposes representationalism

Ancestry of “antirepresentationalist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrepresentationalistA subscriber to the philosophy of...
2EnglishrepresentationalOf or pertaining to representation or to...
3EnglishrepresentationThat which represents something else; The act of...
4Englishre-again, anew; a completive or intensification of...
5Middle Englishre-—
6Old Frenchre-re-
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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