Where does “nonpositivist” come from?
nonpositivist (English) comes from English positivist, from French positiviste, from French positif, from Latin posītivus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.
nonpositivist (English): One who is not a positivist
Definitions
- One who is not a positivist
Ancestry of “nonpositivist”, step by step
nonpositivist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English positivist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | positivist | A believer in positivism; related to positivism,... |
| 2 | French | positiviste | positivist |
| 3 | French | positif | positive; positive or zero. nonnegative;... |
| 4 | Latin | posītivus | positive |
| 5 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |