Where does “consequentialist” come from?

Consequentialist derives from English consequential, which comes from Latin consequens, the present participle of consequor meaning to follow along, formed from the prefix con- and an unattested root.

consequentialist (English): A person who adheres to the philosophy of...

Definitions

  1. A person who adheres to the philosophy of...

Ancestry of “consequentialist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
2Old French-iste—
3Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
4Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tās—

Words derived from “consequentialist”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from English -ist →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →