Where does “necessitarianism” come from?
necessitarianism (English) comes from English necessitarian, from English necessity, from Middle English necessite, from Old French necessite, from Latin necessitās, from Latin necesse, from Latin cessus, from Latin cēdō.
necessitarianism (English): necessarianism
Definitions
- necessarianism
Ancestry of “necessitarianism”, step by step
necessitarianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English necessitarian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | necessitarian | necessarian; One who maintains the doctrine of... |
| 2 | English | necessity | The quality or state of being necessary,... |
| 3 | Middle English | necessite | — |
| 4 | Old French | necessite | — |
| 5 | Latin | necessitās | necessity, need, unavoidableness, compulsion, exigency |
| 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 |