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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 7 | Latin | faciō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 9 | Latin | -tōrius | — |
| 10 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |