Where does “physiocratism” come from?
physiocratism (English) comes from English physiocrat, from French physiocrate, from French physio-, from Ancient Greek φύσις, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
physiocratism (English): The ideology of the physiocrats
Definitions
- The ideology of the physiocrats
Ancestry of “physiocratism”, step by step
physiocratism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English physiocrat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | physiocrat | Any of a group of economists in 18th century... |
| 2 | French | physiocrate | physiocrat |
| 3 | French | physio- | physio |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φύσις | origin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |