Where does “creationist” come from?
Creationist derives from English creation with the suffix -ist, ultimately from Latin creāre meaning to make or produce, combined with Ancient Greek -ιστής denoting a practitioner or believer.
creationist (English): A proponent or supporter of creationism; Of or...
Definitions
- A proponent or supporter of creationism; Of or...
Ancestry of “creationist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | creation | Something created such as an invention or... |
| 2 | Middle English | creacion | The process of making, inventing, or creating;... |
| 3 | Old French | creacion | — |
| 4 | Latin | creātio | a creating, producing; creation |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |