Where does “emergentism” come from?
emergentism (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.
emergentism (English): The belief in emergence, particularly as it...
Definitions
- The belief in emergence, particularly as it...
Ancestry of “emergentism”, step by step
emergentism 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 emergent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | emergent | Emerging; coming into view or into existence;... |
| 2 | Latin | emergens | emerging |
| 3 | Latin | emergo | I emerge; I surface; I arise or come forth |
| 4 | Latin | mergō | to dip (in), immerse; plunge into water; drown |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *mésgeti | to sink |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mesg- | to dip, sink |