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
innatism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English innate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |