Where does “gestaltism” come from?
gestaltism (English) comes from English ism, from English -ism, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
gestaltism (English): gestalt therapy
Definitions
- gestalt therapy
Ancestry of “gestaltism”, step by step
gestaltism traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English Gestalt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gestalt | Alternative letter-case form of gestalt |
| 2 | German | gestalt | shape, form, figure, outline |
| 3 | Middle High German | gestalt | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stalljan | to put, to place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via French gestaltisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gestaltisme | gestaltism |