Where does “extensionalist” come from?

extensionalist (English) comes from English extensional, from English Extension, from Middle English extensioun, from Old French estension, from Latin extensio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

extensionalist (English): A proponent of extensionalism

Definitions

  1. A proponent of extensionalism

Ancestry of “extensionalist”, step by step

extensionalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English extensional

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishextensionalOf or pertaining to extension; Having great...
2EnglishExtensionThe act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length, breadth, or time; an increase
3Middle Englishextensioun
4Old Frenchestension
5Latinextensioextension, stretching; swelling, tumour
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ