Where does “dysteleology” come from?
dysteleology (English) comes from English teleology, from French téléologie, from Ecclesiastical Latin teleologia, from Ancient Greek τέλεος, from Ancient Greek τέλος, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.
dysteleology (English): The view that existence has no "telos" or final...
Definitions
- The view that existence has no "telos" or final...
Ancestry of “dysteleology”, step by step
dysteleology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English teleology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | teleology | The study of the purpose or design of natural... |
| 2 | French | téléologie | teleology |
| 3 | Ecclesiastical Latin | teleologia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τέλεος | genitive singular of τέλος; complete |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τέλος | completion, accomplishment, fulfillment,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέρος | part, component, region; share, portion; one's... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *(h)méros | — |
via English dys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dys | — |