Where does “necessarianism” come from?
necessarianism (English) comes from English necessarian, from English necessary, from Middle English necessarye, from Old French necessaire, from Latin necessārius, from Latin necesse, from Latin cessus, from Latin cēdō.
necessarianism (English): An extreme form of determinism that holds that...
Definitions
- An extreme form of determinism that holds that...
Ancestry of “necessarianism”, step by step
necessarianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English necessarian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | necessarian | An adherent of necessarianism; an advocate of the... |
| 2 | English | necessary | Required, essential, whether logically... |
| 3 | Middle English | necessarye | — |
| 4 | Old French | necessaire | — |
| 5 | Latin | necessārius | unavoidable, inevitable |
| 6 | Latin | necesse | unavoidable, "particularly" |
| 7 | Latin | cessus | conceded, given up, granted, surrendered,... |
| 8 | Latin | cēdō | to go, move, proceed, go along, move along |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 11 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |
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 |