Where does “descriptivist” come from?
descriptivist (English) comes from English descriptive, from Latin descriptivus, from Latin dēscrībere.
descriptivist (English): Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism;...
Definitions
- Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism;...
Ancestry of “descriptivist”, step by step
descriptivist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English descriptive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | descriptive | Of, relating to, or providing a description; Of... |
| 2 | Latin | descriptivus | containing a full description |
| 3 | Latin | dēscrībere | — |
via French descriptiviste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | descriptiviste | — |