Where does “deteriorationism” come from?
deteriorationism (English) comes from English ism, from English -ism, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
deteriorationism (English): A belief that things tend to grow progressively...
Definitions
- A belief that things tend to grow progressively...
Ancestry of “deteriorationism”, step by step
deteriorationism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English deterioration
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deterioration | The process of making or growing worse, or the... |
| 2 | French | détérioration | deterioration |
| 3 | Late Latin | deterioratio | deterioration |
| 4 | Latin | -tio | -tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tjō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |