Where does “computationalism” come from?
computationalism (English) comes from English computational, from English computation, from Middle English computacioun, from Middle French computation, from Latin computatiō, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
computationalism (English): The view that the human mind and/or brain is an...
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- The view that the human mind and/or brain is an...
Ancestry of “computationalism”, step by step
computationalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English computational
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | computational | Of or relating to computation |
| 2 | English | computation | The act or process of computing; calculation;... |
| 3 | Middle English | computacioun | Computation, calculation of time or in arithmetic or astronomy |
| 4 | Middle French | computation | — |
| 5 | Latin | computatiō | calculation, reckoning, computation |
| 6 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |