Where does “meliorism” come from?

meliorism (English) comes from Latin melĭor, from Proto-Italic meljōs, from Proto-Indo-European mélyōs, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

meliorism (English): The view or doctrine that the world can be...

Definitions

  1. The view or doctrine that the world can be...

Ancestry of “meliorism”, step by step

meliorism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin melĭor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmelĭorbetter
2Proto-Italicmeljōs—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmélyōs—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via French méliorisme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchméliorisme—

Words derived from “meliorism”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélyōs →