Where does “infinitism” come from?
infinitism (English) comes from English infinite, from Middle English infinite, from Old French infinité, from Latin infinitas, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
infinitism (English): The view that knowledge may be justified by an...
Definitions
- The view that knowledge may be justified by an...
Ancestry of “infinitism”, step by step
infinitism traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English infinite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infinite | Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense;... |
| 2 | Middle English | infinite | — |
| 3 | Old French | infinité | — |
| 4 | Latin | infinitas | accusative feminine plural of īnfīnītus;... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 French infinitisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | infinitisme | infinitism |