Where does “innatism” come from?
innatism (English) comes from English innate, from Latin innatus, from Latin innascor, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
innatism (English): The view that the mind is born with certain ideas...
Definitions
- The view that the mind is born with certain ideas...
Ancestry of “innatism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | innate | Inborn; existing or having existed since birth;... |
| 2 | Latin | innatus | arisen, originated in, having arisen or... |
| 3 | Latin | innascor | be born in, grow up in; grow; arise, originate in |
| 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 |