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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

  1. Of or related to meliorism, the belief that the...

Ancestry of “melioristic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeliorismThe view or doctrine that the world can be...
2English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
3Latin-ismus-ism
4Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “melioristic”

  • melioristically
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