Where does “haecceitist” come from?
haecceitist (English) comes from English haecceitism, from English haecceity, from Medieval Latin haecceitas, from Latin haec, from Latin hic, from Proto-Italic hek(e), from Proto-Indo-European gʰi-ḱe, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
haecceitist (English): One who subscribes to haecceitism
Definitions
- One who subscribes to haecceitism
Ancestry of “haecceitist”, step by step
haecceitist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English haecceitism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | haecceitism | The view that entities possess haecceity |
| 2 | English | haecceity | The essence of a particular thing that gives it... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | haecceitas | thisness; The essence of a particular thing;... |
| 4 | Latin | haec | nominative feminine singular of hic; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | hic | this; these in the plural |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | hek(e) | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰi-ḱe | this, here |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 | — |