Where does “developmentalism” come from?
developmentalism (English) comes from English developmental, from English development, from French développement, from French développer, from Middle French desveloper, from Old French desveloper, from Old French voloper, from Vulgar Latin vuloppare — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
developmentalism (English): An economic theory which states that the best way...
Definitions
- An economic theory which states that the best way...
Ancestry of “developmentalism”, step by step
developmentalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English developmental
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | developmental | Related to development; A trainee flight... |
| 2 | English | development | The process of developing; growth, directed... |
| 3 | French | développement | development |
| 4 | French | développer | to develop; to code |
| 5 | Middle French | desveloper | — |
| 6 | Old French | desveloper | — |
| 7 | Old French | voloper | — |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | vuloppare | to wrap |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wlappaną | to wrap, roll up, turn, wind |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
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 |