Where does “fluxionist” come from?
fluxionist (English) comes from English fluxion, from Latin fluxiō, from Latin fluxus, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
fluxionist (English): One skilled in fluxions
Definitions
- One skilled in fluxions
Ancestry of “fluxionist”, step by step
fluxionist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fluxion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fluxion | The derivative of a function; The action of... |
| 2 | Latin | fluxiō | — |
| 3 | Latin | fluxus | flow; flux; flowing, fluid |
| 4 | Latin | fluō | to flow, stream, pour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |