Where does “gradualism” come from?

Gradualism comes from English gradual plus the suffix -ism, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Latin gradus meaning step or degree, from the Latin verb gradi meaning to walk or step, from Proto-Indo-European gʰredʰ-.

gradualism (English): The belief that evolution proceeds at a steady...

Definitions

  1. The belief that evolution proceeds at a steady...

Ancestry of “gradualism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
2Latin-ismus-ism
3Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
4Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →Every word from English -ism →Every word from Ancient Greek -μός →