Where does “ersatzism” come from?
ersatzism (English) comes from English ersatz, from German Ersatz, from German ersetzen, from Middle High German ersetzen, from Old High German irsezzen, from Proto-Germanic *uʀsattjan, from Proto-Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic satjaną — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
ersatzism (English): The doctrine that only one concrete world exists,...
Definitions
- The doctrine that only one concrete world exists,...
Ancestry of “ersatzism”, step by step
ersatzism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ersatz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ersatz | made in imitation; artificial, especially of a... |
| 2 | German | Ersatz | replacement, substitute; compensation |
| 3 | German | ersetzen | to replace, to substitute |
| 4 | Middle High German | ersetzen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | irsezzen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *uʀsattjan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *sattjan | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
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 |