Where does “deductivism” come from?
deductivism (English) comes from English deductive, from English deduct, from Latin deductus, from Latin dēdūcō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
deductivism (English): The use of deductive reasoning
Definitions
- The use of deductive reasoning
Ancestry of “deductivism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | deductive | Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction; Based... |
| 2 | English | deduct | To take one thing from another; remove from; make... |
| 3 | Latin | deductus | led or escorted away; attenuated, slender, fine |
| 4 | Latin | dēdūcō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē | — |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |