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Where does “neobehaviourist” come from?

neobehaviourist (English) comes from English behaviourist, from English behaviour, from English -iour, from English -our, from Middle English -our, from Old French -eor, from Latin -ator, from Latin -tor.

neobehaviourist (English): Alternative form of neobehaviorist

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of neobehaviorist

Ancestry of “neobehaviourist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbehaviouristBritain standard spelling of behaviorist
2EnglishbehaviourThe way a living creature behaves or acts; The...
3English-iourSuffix added to verbs to form nouns; Alternative...
4English-our—
5Middle English-our—
6Old French-eorAlternative form of -or
7Latin-ator-ator, -er; second-person singular future passive...
8Latin-tor-er
9Proto-Italic-tōr—
10Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
11Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →