Where does “melioristic” come from?
melioristic (English) comes from English meliorism, from English -ism, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
melioristic (English): Of or related to meliorism, the belief that the...
Definitions
- Of or related to meliorism, the belief that the...
Ancestry of “melioristic”, step by step
melioristic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English meliorism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meliorism | The view or doctrine that the world can be... |
| 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 English istic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | istic | — |