Where does “definitionism” come from?
definitionism (English) comes from English definition, from Middle English diffinicioun, from Middle French definition, from Latin dēfīnītiō, from Latin dēfīniō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
definitionism (English): The school of thought that for a theory to be properly explained it is necessary that all concepts used by the theory be well-defined
Definitions
- The school of thought that for a theory to be properly explained it is necessary that all concepts used by the theory be well-defined
Ancestry of “definitionism”, step by step
definitionism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English definition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | definition | A statement of the meaning of a word or word... |
| 2 | Middle English | diffinicioun | — |
| 3 | Middle French | definition | definition |
| 4 | Latin | dēfīnītiō | definition; precise description |
| 5 | Latin | dēfīniō | to bound, set bounds to; to limit |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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 |