Where does “interactionist” come from?
Interactionist derives from English interaction, from Latin inter- and English action, from Latin actus, the past participle of agere meaning "to do" or "to drive."
interactionist (English): One who studies interactionism
Definitions
- One who studies interactionism
Ancestry of “interactionist”, step by step
interactionist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English interaction
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interaction | The situation or occurrence in which two or more... |
| 2 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |