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Where does “ethnorelativism” come from?

ethnorelativism (English) comes from English relativism, from English relative, from Middle French relatif, from Latin relātīvus, from Latin relātus, from Latin referō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

ethnorelativism (English): An acquired ability to see many values and...

Definitions

  1. An acquired ability to see many values and...

Ancestry of “ethnorelativism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrelativismThe theory, especially in ethics or aesthetics,...
2EnglishrelativeConnected to or depending on something else;...
3Middle Frenchrelatif—
4Latinrelātīvus—
5Latinrelātus—
6Latinreferō—
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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