Where does “deconstructionism” come from?
deconstructionism (English) comes from English deconstruction, from English deconstruct, from English construct, from Latin constructus, from Latin cōnstruō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
deconstructionism (English): The belief in, or application of, deconstruction
Definitions
- The belief in, or application of, deconstruction
Ancestry of “deconstructionism”, step by step
deconstructionism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deconstruction
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deconstruction | A philosophical theory of textual criticism; a... |
| 2 | English | deconstruct | To break something down into its component parts;... |
| 3 | English | construct | Something constructed from parts; A concept or... |
| 4 | Latin | constructus | collected together; constructed, fabricated,... |
| 5 | Latin | cōnstruō | to heap, bring, collect or gather together |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | 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 |