Where does “perfectibilist” come from?
perfectibilist (English) comes from English perfectibility, from English perfect, from Middle English perfit, from Old French parfit, from Latin perfectus, from Latin perficiō, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium.
perfectibilist (English): A believer in perfectibility
Definitions
- A believer in perfectibility
Ancestry of “perfectibilist”, step by step
perfectibilist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English perfectibility
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perfectibility | The possibility of achieving perfection;... |
| 2 | English | perfect | Fitting its definition precisely; Having all of... |
| 3 | Middle English | perfit | perfect |
| 4 | Old French | parfit | — |
| 5 | Latin | perfectus | achieved, executed, carried out, finished,... |
| 6 | Latin | perficiō | to finish, complete |
| 7 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 8 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 9 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 10 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |