Where does “constructivism” come from?
Constructivism derives from English constructive, from Middle French constructif, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós.
constructivism (English): A Russian movement in modern art characterized by...
Definitions
- A Russian movement in modern art characterized by...
Ancestry of “constructivism”, step by step
constructivism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French constructivisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | constructivisme | constructivism |
| 2 | Latin | cōnstructīvus | — |
| 3 | Latin | constructus | collected together; constructed, fabricated,... |
| 4 | Latin | cōnstruō | to heap, bring, collect or gather together |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English constructive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | constructive | Relating to or causing construction; Carefully... |
| 2 | Middle French | constructif | — |