Where does “factual relativism” come from?
factual relativism (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.
factual relativism (English): The view that scientific facts about the world...
Definitions
- The view that scientific facts about the world...
Ancestry of “factual relativism”, step by step
factual relativism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English relativism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | relativism | The theory, especially in ethics or aesthetics,... |
| 2 | English | relative | Connected to or depending on something else;... |
| 3 | Middle French | relatif | — |
| 4 | Latin | relātīvus | relative, not absolute; having relation to or dependence on something else |
| 5 | Latin | relātus | (having been) driven or carried back |
| 6 | Latin | referō | to bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English factual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | factual | Pertaining to or consisting of objective claims;... |
| 2 | English | fact | Something actual as opposed to invented;... |
| 3 | English | factness | The quality of being based on facts; The quality... |
| 4 | English | -ness | Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the... |
| 5 | Middle English | -nesse | Affixed to adjectives to form abstract nouns... |
| 6 | Old English | -nes | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |