Where does “immersionist” come from?
immersionist (English) comes from English immersion, from Late Latin immersio, from Latin immergo, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
immersionist (English): One who holds the doctrine that immersion is an...
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- One who holds the doctrine that immersion is an...
Ancestry of “immersionist”, step by step
immersionist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English immersion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | immersion | The act of immersing or the condition of being... |
| 2 | Late Latin | immersio | dipping; immersion |
| 3 | Latin | immergo | I immerse; I plunge into |
| 4 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 | — |